The Effect of an AEP on Patient's Knowledge Regarding Asthma Disease and Inhaler Technique: RCT

The Asthma Education Programme consists of four items. 1. Education video for Asthmatic patient adapted from Info Sehat by Bahagian Pendidikan Kesihatan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia which is explaining about Asthma disease, medication and patient responsibility in Asthma management. 2. Small group discussion with subject's to help them understand better in Asthma management. 3. Face to face demonstration and teaching of inhaler technique by three trained nurse in small group range of two to five subjects. At the end of the AEP subject will received a 4. Pamphlet will be obtain from Patients' Education Unit in Ampang Hospital containing vital information about Asthma disease and management. The intervention estimated will take 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes to be completed.