Thomas G Kannampallil, Amy Franklin, Rashmi Mishra, Khalid F Almoosa, Trevor Cohen, Vimla L Patel
Understanding the nature of information seeking behavior in critical care: implications for the design of health information technology
Artificial intelligence in medicine
hypothesized health education program children asthma aged 811 years delivered elementary schools would increase childrens asthma management skills selfefficacy influence parents management decisions reduce school absences improve school performance study population consisted 239 lowincome predominantly hispanic black children 12 elementary schools six experimental six control new york city parents attend educational sessions received written materials program emphasized childs responsibility recognizing symptoms taking appropriate management steps followup data obtained one year program showed compared controls experimental group children higher scores index asthma management p less 005 greater selfefficacy respect asthma management skills p less 005 influence parents asthma management decisions p less 005 better grades school p 005 fewer episodes asthma p less 001 shorter average duration p less 001 differences observed changes number school absences findings show asthma health education designed delivery children significantly increase management skills reduce symptoms asthma improve school performance