ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Pulmonology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1678459
Effects of the combination of the gratitude extension-construction theory and peer interactive education on self-management ability and quality of life in school-age children with asthma in China
Provisionally accepted
- No.980 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang, China
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Objective: To explore the effects of the combination of the gratitude extension-construction theory and peer interactive education on self-management ability and quality of life in school-age children with asthma in China. Methods: A total of 120 children with bronchial asthma admitted to No. 980 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force, Shijiazhuang, China from January 2023 to March 2024 were selected and randomly divided into study group and control group. The control group accepted routine treatment and nursing. Based on routine treatment and nursing, the study group accepted the combination of the gratitude extension-construction theory and peer interactive education. The self-management ability, asthma control score, lung function, quality of life, recurrence, nursing compliance and nursing satisfaction were compared in both groups. Results: Compared to before intervention, the self-management ability scores, C-ACT score, levels of lung function indexes and PAQLQ scores were elevated at 6 and 12 months after intervention (P<0.05). Compared to the control group, the study group had higher self-management ability scores, C-ACT score, levels of lung function indexes and PAQLQ scores at 6 and 12 months after intervention (P<0.05). Compared to the control group, the study group had lower frequency of asthma attacks, emergency department and hospitalization within 12 months after treatment, better nursing compliance and higher nursing satisfaction (P<0.05). Conclusion: The combination of the gratitude extension-construction theory and peer interactive education significantly promote the self-management ability, improve lung function, promote the quality of life, reduce the recurrence, and enhance the nursing compliance and nursing satisfaction of school-age children with asthma in China.
Keywords: Asthma, school-age, Children, gratitude extension-construction theory, peer interactive education, self-management
Received: 05 Aug 2025; Accepted: 20 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Gao, Liu, Zhang, Chen, Wei, Guo, Zhou and Zheng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Yibo Zheng, hbsjzlhh@126.com
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