title: Knowledge, resilience, and effectiveness of education in a young teen asthma camp.
abstract: A young teen asthma camp was developed as a 3-day residential experience in a traditional camp setting offering activities such as swimming, canoeing, horseback riding, ropes, course crafts, and games. The overall purpose, goals and plans for the camp experience were developed by a team of nurse educators, nurse practitioners, clinicians (nurses and physicians) with experience in asthma management, and camp directors. Feasibility and outcomes were measured for the camp using materials in the Power Breathing Program for teens developed by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) and questionnaires developed by the Consortium of Children's Asthma Camps.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; Chairman, Camp Winnataska Advisory Committee, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Buckner
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stover
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brakefield
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Sheree L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Payne
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newsome
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dubois
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000407:Alabama; D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002165:Camping / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006040:Goals; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; D015397:Program Evaluation; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires