The value of a home treatment programme for paediatric patients with respiratory disorders
To establish the efficacy of a home treatment programme, two groups of short-term patients, aged 1 month -11 years, hospitalised for complications of respiratory disorders or chronic respiratory disorders, were studied. Both groups received intensive physiotherapy during hospitalisation, but only in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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1980-09-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Physiotherapy |
| Online Access: | https://sajp.co.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1447 |
| Summary: | To establish the efficacy of a home treatment programme, two groups of short-term patients, aged 1 month -11 years, hospitalised for complications of respiratory disorders or chronic respiratory disorders, were studied. Both groups received intensive physiotherapy during hospitalisation, but only in the experimental group were parents counselled and a home treatment programme taught. On comparing readmission figures for the experimental and control groups, there was a statistically significant difference at both 5% and 1% levels, using the chi-square test. |
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| ISSN: | 0379-6175 2410-8219 |