Lindsey Turner, Meghan Eliason, Anna Sandoval, Frank J Chaloupka
Increasing Prevalence of US Elementary School Gardens, but Disparities Reduce Opportunities for Disadvantaged Students
The Journal of school health
present outcomes asthma selfmanagement educational intervention delivered children grades 25 school parents home visit intervention effectiveness tested 12month longitudinal study randomization elementary schools treatment attentioncontrol groups 183 children diagnosis asthma data collected four time points change time examined linear mixed models quality life qol hospitalizations emergency department visits improved significantly children african american mexican american children worse asthmarelated qol white children asthma management behaviors asthma selfefficacy coping likewise improved girls improving significantly boys significant improvements inhaler skill asthma severity seen treatment group children compared control group treatment group parents showed significant improvements home asthma management selfefficacy improvement inhaler skill important finding practitioners behavior addressed clinical setting reduction treatment groups asthma severity scores may reflect improvement medication delivery inhaler skill improved differential improvement boys girls points need testing formats asthma education address different learning styles individualized parent asthma education enabled intervener incorporate neighborhood home environmental information thereby allowing tailoring parental instruction