TY - JOUR
T1 - Follow-up of an elementary school intervention for asthma management
T2 - Do gains last into middle school
AU - Greenberg, Cindy
AU - Luna, Pamela
AU - Simmons, Gretchen
AU - Huhman, Marian
AU - Merkle, Sarah
AU - Robin, Leah
AU - Keener, Dana
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Division of Adolescent and School Health, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - Objective. Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducted an evaluation to examine whether students who were exposed to the APS asthma program in elementary school retained benefits into middle school. Methods. APS middle school students who participated in the APS asthma program in elementary school, including the Open Airways for Schools (OAS) education curriculum, responded to a follow-up questionnaire (N=121) and participated in student focus groups (N=40). Asthma management self-efficacy scores from the follow-up questionnaire were compared to scores obtained before and after the OAS education component. Additional items assessed students' asthma symptoms, management skills, avoidance of asthma triggers, and school impact. Results. Although asthma management self-efficacy scores declined in middle school among students exposed to the asthma program in elementary school, they remained significantly higher than scores obtained during elementary school prior to the OAS intervention. Conclusion. The results indicate that although students benefited from the asthma program delivered in elementary school, they need booster sessions and continued school support in middle school.
AB - Objective. Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducted an evaluation to examine whether students who were exposed to the APS asthma program in elementary school retained benefits into middle school. Methods. APS middle school students who participated in the APS asthma program in elementary school, including the Open Airways for Schools (OAS) education curriculum, responded to a follow-up questionnaire (N=121) and participated in student focus groups (N=40). Asthma management self-efficacy scores from the follow-up questionnaire were compared to scores obtained before and after the OAS education component. Additional items assessed students' asthma symptoms, management skills, avoidance of asthma triggers, and school impact. Results. Although asthma management self-efficacy scores declined in middle school among students exposed to the asthma program in elementary school, they remained significantly higher than scores obtained during elementary school prior to the OAS intervention. Conclusion. The results indicate that although students benefited from the asthma program delivered in elementary school, they need booster sessions and continued school support in middle school.
KW - Adolescents and asthma
KW - Asthma management intervention
KW - Coordinated school health
KW - Program evaluation
KW - School-based programs for asthma
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U2 - 10.3109/02770901003713987
DO - 10.3109/02770901003713987
M3 - Article
C2 - 20560833
AN - SCOPUS:77953858753
SN - 0277-0903
VL - 47
SP - 587
EP - 593
JO - Journal of Asthma
JF - Journal of Asthma
IS - 5
ER -