Abstract
Bronchial asthma is a chronic debilitating illness highly prevalent in Thailand.
Danchang Hospital established an asthma clinic on July 10, 2006; it is operated by a patient care team who provide treatment according to international standard guidelines.
This research study was aimed at evaluating the efficacy of the Danchang Hospital asthma
clinic’s efficacy by comparing the results of caring before and after treatment on 85 selected clinic attendees during the period from July 10 to December 31, 2006.
The results showed that the rate of patients receiving medication by nebulizer in the
emergency room was reduced from 59 percent to 11.7 percent and hospitalization was
reduced from 27.3 percent to 2.35 percent; the severity of disease was reduced by 68.2
percent; the rate of correct use of inhalers was 38 percent; decreased use of short-acting
beta 2-agonists was reduced by 82 per cent, and the rate of patients who were able to
perfrom their daily routine activities was 87.3 per cent, which means that their quality of
life was better, and the necessity of emergency room visits and hospitalization was much
reduced.
