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An educational program for parents of asthmatic preschool children: short- and medium-term effects [with consumer summary]
Warschburger P, von Schwerin A-D, Buchholz HT, Petermann F
Patient Education and Counseling 2003 Sep;51(1):83-91
clinical trial
1/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: No; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: No; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Parent education has proven to be effective in improving parents coping with their child's asthma. Little is known about its effectiveness neither during inpatient rehabilitation nor about the different effectiveness of different approaches. A controlled clinical trial was conducted with 242 parents of asthmatic children aged less than 8 years. The aims were to develop a cognitive-behavioral training program for parents and compare its differential effectiveness with an information-centered standard-program as part of rehabilitation. Both groups reported a highly significant increase in their knowledge, self-efficacy and quality of life over time in a follow-up just after the end of their inpatient stay. There was a further increase from discharge to the 6-month follow-up for self-efficacy and quality of life. In respect to the functional severity of asthma, children of both groups showed a significant improvement. Whether these effects have long-term stability and which parents benefit from which type of intervention will be the objective of an ongoing 12-month follow-up.
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