As the leading chronic disease in children both worldwide and in Canada, the care and management of paediatric asthma requires a significant amount of attention within health care delivery and research. While these efforts have typically been directed at the affected children themselves, or at improving the economic burden of this disease, there is substantial literature describing the effects childhood asthma can have on caregivers and their overall quality of life (QOL). Because of the high level of caregiver dependency among young children, such as preschoolers, it is clear that this effect is amplified with asthma in this age group. Current guidelines stress the use of asthma action plans (AAPs) to improve asthma outcomes in children, however there are few studies describing whether these tools may effect caregiver QOL... .
