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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2005 Dec;42(10):813-21.
doi: 10.1080/02770900500369850.

Rural children with asthma: impact of a parent and child asthma education program

Arlene Butz  1 , Luu Pham, LaPricia Lewis, Cassis Lewis, Kim Hill, Jennifer Walker, Marilyn Winkelstein
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Rural children with asthma: impact of a parent and child asthma education program

Arlene Butz et al. J Asthma. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an asthma educational intervention in improving asthma knowledge, self-efficacy, and quality of life in rural families. Children 6 to 12 years of age (62% male, 56% white, and 22% Medicaid) with persistent asthma (61%) were recruited from rural elementary schools and randomized into the control standard asthma education (CON) group or an interactive educational intervention (INT) group geared toward rural families.Parent/caregiver and child asthma knowledge, self-efficacy, and quality of life were assessed at baseline and at 10 months post enrollment. Despite high frequency of symptom reports, only 18% children reported an emergency department visit in the prior 6 months. Significant improvement in asthma knowledge was noted for INT parents and young INT children at follow-up (Parent: CON = 16.3; INT = 17.5, p < 0.001; Young children: CON = 10.8, INT = 12.45, p < 0.001). Child self-efficacy significantly increased in the INT group at follow-up; however, there was no significant difference in parent self-efficacy or parent and child quality of life at follow-up. Asthma symptom reports were significantly lower for the INT group at follow-up. For young rural children, an interactive asthma education intervention was associated with increased asthma knowledge and self-efficacy, decreased symptom reports, but not increased quality of life.

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