Evaluation of a pediatric asthma awareness program.
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.
Jackson
Terri L
TL
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Stensland
Sheri L
SL
Todd
Timothy J
TJ
Lullo
Amy
A
Mazan
Jennifer
J
Masood
Amir M
AM
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