Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study
Asthma exacerbations are among the commonest reasons for hospitalizations in Malaysian pilgrims during the Hajj. We interviewed 21 stakeholders involved in the pre-Hajj health examination at 14 primary care clinics, to explore their perceptions on barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Hajj...
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| author | Ramli, Rizawati Khoo, Ee Ming Liew, Su May Hanafi, Nik Sherina Haidi Hussein, Norita Lee, Ping Yein Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Cheong, Ai Theng Abu Bakar, Ahmad Ihsan Abdul Samad, Azah Abdullah, Suhazeli Pinnock, Hilary Aziz, Sheikh |
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| description | Asthma exacerbations are among the commonest reasons for hospitalizations in Malaysian pilgrims during the Hajj. We interviewed 21 stakeholders involved in the pre-Hajj health examination at 14 primary care clinics, to explore their perceptions on barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Hajj pilgrims. The disadvantages of the short time frame and centralized organization of the pre-Hajj health examinations were viewed as compromising clinicians level of competencies in asthma care, which could potentially be enhanced through more training, audit, and supervision by specialists. Longer time frame to permit sufficient disease control, provision of care by a dedicated asthma team, asthma registry to support continuous care, more resources of long-acting ²-agonist/inhaled corticosteroid, and provision of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines at no cost were the perceived facilitators. Delivery of asthma education, especially the asthma action plan, should be tailored to the level of the pilgrims health literacy and facilitated by educational resources, family engagement, and regular health briefing. |
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| spelling | upm-1068522024-09-26T08:12:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106852/ Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study Ramli, Rizawati Khoo, Ee Ming Liew, Su May Hanafi, Nik Sherina Haidi Hussein, Norita Lee, Ping Yein Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Cheong, Ai Theng Abu Bakar, Ahmad Ihsan Abdul Samad, Azah Abdullah, Suhazeli Pinnock, Hilary Aziz, Sheikh Asthma exacerbations are among the commonest reasons for hospitalizations in Malaysian pilgrims during the Hajj. We interviewed 21 stakeholders involved in the pre-Hajj health examination at 14 primary care clinics, to explore their perceptions on barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Hajj pilgrims. The disadvantages of the short time frame and centralized organization of the pre-Hajj health examinations were viewed as compromising clinicians level of competencies in asthma care, which could potentially be enhanced through more training, audit, and supervision by specialists. Longer time frame to permit sufficient disease control, provision of care by a dedicated asthma team, asthma registry to support continuous care, more resources of long-acting ²-agonist/inhaled corticosteroid, and provision of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines at no cost were the perceived facilitators. Delivery of asthma education, especially the asthma action plan, should be tailored to the level of the pilgrims health literacy and facilitated by educational resources, family engagement, and regular health briefing. Sage Publications 2023-02-28 Article PeerReviewed Ramli, Rizawati and Khoo, Ee Ming and Liew, Su May and Hanafi, Nik Sherina Haidi and Hussein, Norita and Lee, Ping Yein and Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina and Cheong, Ai Theng and Abu Bakar, Ahmad Ihsan and Abdul Samad, Azah and Abdullah, Suhazeli and Pinnock, Hilary and Aziz, Sheikh (2023) Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 35 (2-3). 179 - 182. ISSN 1010-5395; ESSN: 1941-2479 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10105395231158684 10.1177/10105395231158684 |
| spellingShingle | Ramli, Rizawati Khoo, Ee Ming Liew, Su May Hanafi, Nik Sherina Haidi Hussein, Norita Lee, Ping Yein Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina Cheong, Ai Theng Abu Bakar, Ahmad Ihsan Abdul Samad, Azah Abdullah, Suhazeli Pinnock, Hilary Aziz, Sheikh Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
| title | Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
| title_full | Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
| title_short | Barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for Malaysian Hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
| title_sort | barriers to and facilitators of asthma care for malaysian hajj pilgrims: a qualitative study |
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