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Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts
Ring, Nicola; Pinnock, Hilary; Wilson, Caroline; Hoskins, Gaylor; Jepson, Ruth; Wyke, Sally; Sheikh, Aziz
Authors
Hilary Pinnock
Caroline Wilson
Gaylor Hoskins
Ruth Jepson
Sally Wyke
Aziz Sheikh
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.
Citation
Ring, N., 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), 170-177. https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Dec 25, 2010 |
| Online Publication Date | Mar 28, 2011 |
| Publication Date | Mar 28, 2011 |
| Deposit Date | Aug 7, 2017 |
| Journal | Primary Care Respiratory Journal |
| Print ISSN | 1471-4418 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 170-177 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2011.00012 |
| Keywords | Asthma, action plans, self-management plans, terminology, meaning, linguistic analysis, |
| Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/973082 |
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