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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/10011| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts |
| Author(s): | Ring, Nicola A Pinnock, Hilary Wilson, Caroline Hoskins, Gaylor Jepson, Ruth Wyke, Sally Sheikh, Aziz |
| Contact Email: | gaylor.hoskins@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | asthma action plans self-management plans terminology meaning linguistic analysis |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2011 |
| Date Deposited: | 12-Nov-2012 |
| Citation: | Ring NA, Pinnock H, Wilson C, Hoskins G, Jepson R, Wyke S & Sheikh A (2011) Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts. Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 20 (2), pp. 170-177. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012 |
| Abstract: | AIM: To identify from the literature what terms are used for 'asthma plans', with what meaning, and in what context(s). METHODS: Linguistic analysis of a selected body of asthma literature from 1989-2009. RESULTS: A wide range of asthma plan terminology was evident, with terms such as 'action plans', 'self-management plans' and 'treatment plans' being applied inconsistently and synonymously. For individual patients the term 'asthma plan' can describe a clinically-determined list of prescribed medication, an agreed plan to guide self-management of changing symptoms, or a more holistic 'living with asthma' plan. In some contexts the term 'asthma plan' was also used to describe an organisational system of care, which causes further ambiguity. CONCLUSIONS: Within the literature, a plethora of terms is used inconsistently and with varied meaning. This is a potential, but previously unrecognised, barrier to asthma plan implementation. A taxonomy of asthma plans and a standardised definitions of terms is required. |
| DOI Link: | 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012 |
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