Assessment the Education Compariment to Two Ways: Groupe Education and Computer Education on Quality of Life in the Children ۸-۱۲ Years Suffering from Asthma in the Valiasr Hospital of Zanjan

Background and Objective: Asthma is one of the chronic diseases of childhood that affects patientschr('۳۹') quality of life. Planned education is considered as an important factor in management of sufferers from chronic diseases. Subsequent implementation of such programs leads to almost ۷۰% decrease in chronic diseases and reduction of the confined- to- bed individuals. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of group vs. computer education on the quality of life in ۸-۱۲ year old children suffering from asthma in Zanjan Vali-e Asr Hospital.  Materials and Methods: This quasi- experimental study was conducted in ۸۰ children aged ۸-۱۲ years who were suffering from moderate to mild asthma. Data collection tool was a questionnaire in which ۱۱ items were about individual characteristics and ۲۵ items were  about quality of life concerning physical, psychological, mental and social dimensions. Samples were selected by a non- random method and then they were randomly divided into two categories; group and computer education. The questionnaires were completed by the researcher before and after the intervention. After one month the data were collected and then analyzed statistically. Results: According to the analyses, mean and ranking of the quality of life in our study, regarding WHO standards, indicated an increase in the  quality of life  and there was a significant increase after the intervention in the quality of life in both groups (p<۰/۰۵). Conclusion: The findings showed that not only education in both ways was helpful in the improvement of the quality of life, but the computer based education had an outstanding impact on it. Therefore, perseverance and promotion of the quality of life by means of continuous computer education for these patients are recommended.

کلیدواژه ها:

Computer education ، Asthma ، Children ، Quality of life