Impact of Nurse-Led Health Education on Self-Management Abilities, Disease Understanding, and Quality of Life in Outpatient Asthma Patients

By
Wenjing Wang
Yan Wang
Ying Xu
July 16, 2026

Frontiers In Medicine

Overview

This study evaluates the impact of nurse-led health education on self-management abilities, disease understanding, and quality of life in outpatient asthma patients. The intervention group exhibited improvements in health literacy and patient satisfaction compared to the control group.

Background

Chronic diseases like asthma present substantial challenges to healthcare systems, necessitating effective self-management strategies. Many patients lack adequate disease awareness and self-management skills, leading to poor health outcomes. Nurse-led health education has emerged as a promising approach to improve patient education and management in chronic conditions.

Data Highlights

Outcome	Intervention Group (n=88)	Control Group (n=71)
Health Literacy (NVS, TOFHLA, HLS-EU, eHEALS)	Improved	No significant change
Self-Care Abilities	Improved	No significant change
Disease Awareness (AKQ scores)	Improved	No significant change
Quality of Life (SF-36 scores)	Higher	Lower
Patient Satisfaction	Higher	Lower

Key Findings

The intervention group showed significant improvements in health literacy scores compared to controls (p < 0.05).
Self-care abilities were enhanced in the intervention group post-intervention.
Disease awareness, as measured by AKQ scores, was higher in the intervention group.
Quality of life indices (SF-36 scores) were improved in the intervention group.
Patient satisfaction was higher in the intervention group compared to the control group.

Clinical Implications

Nurse-led health guidance can enhance self-management skills and disease awareness among asthma patients.

Conclusion

The findings indicate that nurse-led health education is associated with improved self-management skills, disease awareness, and quality of life in outpatient asthma management.