Three years of experience with a modularly structured training programme for patients with a respiratory allergy

Patient education is considered to be an essential part of asthma therapy. A "modularly structured education programme" contains customised supplement ary modules for special patient groups in addition to providing general tra ining for asthmatic patients. The following article reports about the exper ience with a modularly structured education program for allergic patients. In addition to the general programme, patients with a clinically relevant r espiratory allergy underwent the additional allergy training programme, whi ch consists of a basic knowledge module and 3 optional training modules (ho usedust mites, pollen, animals, molds). Thus, for each patient a customised training program is available. Special attention is spent on training prac tical knowledge and skills. The results of an evaluation show the effective ness of the programme.