Feasibility and impact of a school-based intervention for families of urban adolescents with asthma: results from a randomized pilot trial |
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Authors: | Bruzzese Jean-Marie Unikel Lynne Gallagher Richard Evans David Colland Vivian |
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Affiliation: | NYU Child Study Center, New York University School of Medicine, 215 Lexington Ave., 13th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. Bruzzj01@nyu.edu |
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Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility and short-term outcomes of Asthma: It's a Family Affair!, a school-based intervention for adolescents with asthma and their caregivers. Twenty-four ethnic minority families with a middle school student with asthma were randomized to immediate intervention or no-treatment control. Intervention students received six group sessions on prevention and management of asthma. Caregivers received five group sessions teaching child-rearing skills to support the youth's autonomy and asthma self-management. All students attended all sessions; caregivers attended an average of three. Two months post-intervention, relative to controls, intervention caregivers reported better problem-solving with children. Intervention students were more responsible for carrying medication, took more prevention steps, and woke fewer nights from asthma. The intervention resulted in positive short-term changes in family relations, asthma management by students, and health status. |
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Keywords: | Asthma Adolescents Family Intervention Self-Management Family Relations Ethnic Minority Urban |
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