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Feasibility and benefits of a school‐based academic and counseling program for older school‐age students with asthma
Author(s) -
Kintner Eileen,
Cook Gwendolyn,
Allen April,
Meeder Linda,
Bumpus Janell,
Lewis Kimberly
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.21490
Subject(s) - asthma , psychosocial , intervention (counseling) , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , program evaluation , family medicine , gerontology , physical therapy , nursing , psychiatry , public administration , political science
An asthma education program for older school‐age students with asthma was developed in collaboration with school personnel, healthcare professionals, and community partners. Feasibility and benefits were evaluated using a single‐group, prospective, quasi‐experimental design. The convenience sample, consisting of 28 grade 6 and 7 students with asthma, had 50% males, a diverse racial background, and a wide range of incomes. Feasibility and benefits were demonstrated by comparing pre‐intervention to 1‐ and 12‐month post‐intervention evaluation of students who completed more than 70% of the 10 sessions. Statistically significant improvements in cognitive, behavioral, psychosocial, and quality of life outcomes were seen from pre‐intervention to 1‐month post‐intervention (all p < .03). Severity of asthma significantly improved from 1‐ to 12‐month post‐intervention ( p = .04). © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 35:507–517, 2012