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The value of a home treatment programme for paediatric patients with respiratory disorders
South African Journal of Physiotherapy | Vol 36, No 3 | a1447 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v36i3.1447
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Submitted: 13 January 2020 | Published: 30 September 1980
Submitted: 13 January 2020 | Published: 30 September 1980
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L. Scheepers, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South AfricaA. Knoetze, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
V. M. Pieterse, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
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To establish the efficacy of a home treatment programme, two groups of short-term patients, aged 1 month -11 years, hospitalised for complications of respiratory disorders or chronic respiratory disorders, were studied. Both groups received intensive physiotherapy during hospitalisation, but only in the experimental group were parents counselled and a home treatment programme taught. On comparing readmission figures for the experimental and control groups, there was a statistically significant difference at both 5% and 1% levels, using the chi-square test.
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