title: Efficacy of the I Can Control Asthma and Nutrition Now (ICAN) pilot program on health outcomes in high school students with asthma.
abstract: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic illness in childhood affecting 7 million youth. Many youth with asthma face another risk factor in obesity. Obesity, in turn, increases disorders such as asthma. Studies have recommended that asthma programs also address weight management in youth. Taking this into consideration, the I Can Control Asthma and Nutrition Now (ICAN) program is an innovative school-based program composed of (1) nutrition and weight management education, (2) asthma education, and (3) monthly reenforcement visits. This pilot study tested the initial effectiveness of the ICAN pilot program on a variety of asthma and nutrition outcomes in 25 urban minority students with asthma. Over the course of the pilot program, significant increases in asthma knowledge, asthma self-efficacy, asthma quality of life, asthma self-care, nutrition knowledge, nutrition self-efficacy, and asthma control were observed. The ICAN program has demonstrated promising preliminary results in improving nutrition and asthma health outcomes with urban minority high school students.
authors.affiliation: Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60513, USA. jkouba@luc.edu
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kouba
authors.forename: Barbarba
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velsor-Friedrich
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Militello
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Becklenberg
authors.forename: Barb
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surya
authors.forename: Avais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017195:Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life; D012572:School Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data