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Effectiveness of a school‐based academic asthma health education and counseling program on fostering acceptance of asthma in older school‐age students with asthma
Author(s) -
Kintner Eileen K.,
Cook Gwendolyn,
Marti C. Nathan,
Gomes Melissa,
Meeder Linda,
Van Egeren Laurie A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12098
Subject(s) - asthma , psychosocial , medicine , openness to experience , social connectedness , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , psychology , physical therapy , nursing , psychiatry , social psychology , psychotherapist
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the academic asthma education and counseling S taying H ealthy– A sthma R esponsible and P repared™ ( SHARP ) program on fostering psychosocial acceptance of asthma. Design and Methods This was a phase III , two‐group, cluster‐randomized, single‐blinded, longitudinal study. Students from grades 4 and 5 ( N = 205) with asthma and their caregivers completed surveys at pre‐intervention and at 1‐, 12‐, and 24‐months post‐intervention. Analysis involved multilevel modeling. Results All students demonstrated significant improvement in aspects of acceptance; students in SHARP demonstrated significant improvement in openness to sharing and connectedness with teachers over students in the control condition. Practice Implications The SHARP program offers a well‐tested, effective program for psychosocial acceptance of asthma, which is welcomed by schools.