Partner randomized controlled trial: study protocol and coaching intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many children with asthma live with frequent symptoms and activity limitations, and visits for urgent care are common. Many pediatricians do not regularly meet with families to monitor asthma control, identify concerns or problems with management, or provide self-management education. Effective interventions to improve asthma care such as small group training and care redesign have been difficult to disseminate into office practice.

Methods and design

This paper describes the protocol for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate a 12-month telephone-coaching program designed to support primary care management of children with persistent asthma and subsequently to improve asthma control and disease-related quality of life and reduce urgent care events for as

SUBMITTER: Garbutt JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352109 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature