title: Asthma educational videoconferencing for parents: a case-control study.
abstract: We used a case-control, pre-post study to determine the effectiveness of educational videoconferencing in the delivery of an asthma education programme. The participants were immigrant parents attending scheduled classes on English as a second language. The cases participated in the educational videoconferences, while the controls attended a class on American civics. Knowledge in both groups was assessed with 10 true/false statements. Ninety subjects participated (47 cases and 43 controls). Controls showed no significant post-test improvement in knowledge scores (6.6 for pre-test, 6.4 for post-test). In contrast, cases demonstrated significant knowledge gain after the videoconference (7.3 vs 8.3). Educational videoconferencing was an effective tool for the delivery of health education in asthma.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York 10467, USA. pozuah@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reznik
authors.forename: Philip O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Ozuah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D049269:Videoconferencing