title: Controlled evaluation of the STARBRIGHT CD-ROM program for children and adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effectiveness of the STARBRIGHT Fitting Cystic Fibrosis Into Your Life Everyday CD-ROM. Data were analyzed to evaluate the effectiveness of the program as an educational tool for children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-seven children and adolescents with CF between the ages of 7 and 17 years were enrolled in the study. Participants completed an initial evaluation of CF-related knowledge and coping skills and were then randomly assigned to one of two groups: the treatment group or the wait-list control group. Participants then viewed the CD-ROM, and researchers completed posttest measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analyses indicated that both disease-related knowledge and coping strategies generated by children and adolescents with CF improved as a result of the intervention and that this effect was replicated in the wait-list group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In sum, the results of the current study indicate that the STARBRIGHT CD-ROM program is a promising intervention for increasing CF-related knowledge and the competence of children's and adolescents' coping strategies. These positive results are enhanced by the brief, inexpensive, and portable nature of this educational program.
authors.affiliation: Psychological Assessment Resources, University of Miami, Gables, FL 33146, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Alexandra L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Quittner
authors.forename: Crystal M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Stack
authors.forename: Mark C K
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D016251:CD-ROM; D002648:Child; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012984:Software