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Clinical Trial
. 2002 Dec;27(8):677-88.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/27.8.677.

Home-based asthma education of young low-income children and their families

Josephine V Brown  1 , Roger Bakeman, Marianne P Celano, Alice S Demi, Lisa Kobrynski, Sandra R Wilson
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Clinical Trial

Home-based asthma education of young low-income children and their families

Josephine V Brown et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2002 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To conduct a controlled trial of a home-based education program for low-income caregivers of young children with asthma.

Methods: Participants were randomized to treatment-eight weekly asthma education sessions adapted from the Wee Wheezers program (n = 49)-or usual care (n = 46). Baseline and 3- and 12-month follow-up data were gathered from caregivers and from children's medical records.

Results: Treatment was associated with less bother from asthma symptoms, more symptom-free days, and better caregiver quality of life at follow-up for children 1-3, but not those 4-6, years of age. Treatment and control groups did not differ in caregiver asthma management behavior or children's acute care utilization.

Conclusions: This home-based asthma education program was most effective with younger children; perhaps their caregivers were more motivated to learn about asthma management. Targeting psychosocial factors associated with asthma morbidity might also enhance the efficacy of asthma education for these families.

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