Changes in asthma self-management knowledge in inner city adolescents following developmentally sensitive self-management training.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate efficacy of a developmentally sensitive curriculum for improving asthma self-management knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy in adolescents.

Methods

Fourty-two inner-city adolescents (ages 16-20) participated in a 12hour asthma self-management training program. Self-management knowledge, attitude toward asthma, and asthma-related self-efficacy were measured using short-answer tests before and after training. T-Tests were used to evaluate impact and effect sizes were calculated.

Results

Mean pretest knowledge was 21.37/46 points; mean posttest was 36.33/46 points. Change from pre- to posttest was highly significant (t=10.34; p<0.0001), with a large effect size (d=1.68). Females improved more than males (18.66±8.58 vs. 12.29±8.13, p=0.039). Great

SUBMITTER: Mammen JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5878979 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature