title: Evaluation of the asthma camp experience for children.
abstract: Informal feedback from parents indicates that children seem to improve following an asthma camp experience. However, documentation of efficacy is lacking. Data were collected over the course of 3 consecutive years to assess factors that might account for improvements following an asthma camp experience. The sample consisted of 125 children, aged 10-13 years, who had asthma. The Child Behavior Checklist, Self-Perception Profile for Children, Punnett Adjustment to Camp Scale, and an asthma health education test were utilized. Intercorrelations among the measures were summarized by means of principal-components analysis. Implications to improve the camping experience based on these findings were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, Valley Children's Hospital, Fresno 93703.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Punnett
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thurber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002165:Camping; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006294:Health Resorts; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors