The effectiveness of a family asthma program for children and parents.
An evaluation of a Family Asthma Program revealed significant gains in relevant knowledge and management skills for parents, but not 4- to 12-year-old children with asthma. There were no significant differences between program group families and two other groups of families with asthmatic children at post-test time in regard to various characteristics of family stress and coping. Suggestions for the improvement of Family Asthma Programs are discussed.
Carson
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DK
College of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071.
Council
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JR
Schauer
R W
RW
D001249:Asthma / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010290:Parents; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation