Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based empowerment intervention for asthma management in parent-child dyads: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma in school-age children adversely affects their daily lives and increases parental stress that may further compromise asthma management and worsen asthma control. Few interventions address both aspects simultaneously.

Aim

To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based empowerment intervention for asthma management in school-age children with asthma and their parents.

Design

A parallel, two-arm pilot randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Three paediatric respiratory clinics in Chengdu, China.

Participants

Children aged 6 to 12 years with asthma receiving daily controller medications and their parents.

Methods

Fifty-six parent-child dyads were randomised to either a

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12275848 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature