Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the academic asthma education and counseling Staying Healthy-Asthma Responsible and Prepared™ (SHARP) program on fostering psychosocial acceptance of asthma. Design and Methods: This was a phase III, two-group, cluster-randomized, single-blinded, longitudinal study. Students from grades 4 and 5 (N = 205) with asthma and their caregivers completed surveys at pre-intervention and at 1-, 12-, and 24-months post-intervention. Analysis involved multilevel modeling. Results: All students demonstrated significant improvement in aspects of acceptance; students in SHARP demonstrated significant improvement in openness to sharing and connectedness with teachers over students in the control condition. Practice Implications: The SHARP program offers a well-tested, effective program for psychosocial acceptance of asthma, which is welcomed by schools.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 49-61 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords
- Adaptation
- Adjustment
- Intervention
- Pediatric
- Psychological
- Psychosocial
- Quality of life
- Randomized control trial
