title: Evaluation of a pediatric asthma awareness program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate knowledge and attitudinal outcomes of an educational asthma program for third-grade children with and without asthma.
  
  
  METHODS
  "The Lion Who Couldn't Roar" was presented to third-grade classes in three Chicago area Counties. Participant asthma knowledge and attitudes were assessed via a print-based pretest-posttest design. Teacher satisfaction was also assessed. Data were analyzed using Rasch analysis before paired t tests were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pre- and post-assessments were completed by 943 participants. A statistically significant increase in mean logit scores was identified on both knowledge and attitude evaluations (p < 0.001, p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide evidence of program impact.
authors.affiliation: University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Terri L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Sheri L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Stensland
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Todd
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lullo
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mazan
authors.forename: Amir M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Masood
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001364:Awareness; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011336:Probability; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013334:Students