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Abstract
Bronchial asthma is a highly prevalent chronic respiratory disease which affects more than 300 million persons all over the world with a mortality rate about 250,000 annually. Improvement of clinical outcomes by effective utilization of self-management behaviors has been studied for patients with bronchial asthma. Aim: This study aims to evaluate the effect of an educational program regarding self-care management behaviors for patients with bronchial asthma. Subject and method: A Quasi-experimental design was used in outpatient clinics at Al-masah El-bahary hospital. A purposive sample of 103 asthmatic patients was included in the study. Data was collected through two tools named as Adult’s Self –care management behaviors and checklist of practice by asthmatic patient Results: there was a statistically significant improvement in all dimensions of asthma self-care management behaviors after the program implementation with p-value (0.001*). Also there was a statistically significant improvement in all dimensions of self-practice after the program implementation with p-value (0.001*). Conclusion: the study results concluded that implementation of the asthma training program was associated with improvement in the use of medication, how to deal with asthma attacks, prevent a recurrent asthma attack, avoidance of the triggers for bronchial asthma, and the use of an inhaler. Recommendation: Promotion and enhancement of the self-care management to the patient through showing a picture about triggers, allowed foods, and follow up should be continued after termination of the treatment through the rehabilitation program.