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A study of a Self-Care Rehabilitation Program in pediatric asthma . The Self-Care Rehabilitation in Pediatric Asthma ( SCRPA ) project was designed to ascertain the level to which children with asthma are able to acquire the asthma knowledge and skills presented in a self-management training program conducted by the American Lung Association of Utah and the effect of such training on the asthma experience . The preschool SCRPA Curriculum ( ages 2-5 ) consisted of six 1-hour classes scheduled twice a week for 3 weeks . The first and last classes were for one or both parents only , and the middle four sessions were for the child and parent ( s ) . The school-age SCRPA curriculum ( ages 6-14 ) consisted of eight 90-minute classes for both child and parent ( s ) scheduled twice a week for 4 weeks . Private physicians referred 21 preschool children and 38 school-age children into the program . The school-age children were randomly assigned to a study or control group , and the preschool children served as their own controls . A comparison of asthma episodes during the 3 months before and after training showed a statistically significant decrease in the number of episodes but no change in severity in the preschool , school study , and school control groups . The decrease in episodes for the control groups suggest that the family record keeping required of all subjects may have a beneficial effect , a phenomenon worth further investigation . Also , the school-age group , in pre- and posttesting , demonstrated that the SCRPA curriculum increased knowledge and skills in the study group , changes not found in the control group .
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Intervention_Educational
Self-Care Rehabilitation Program
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Intervention_Educational
Self-Care Rehabilitation
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Intervention_Educational
six 1-hour classes scheduled twice a week for 3 weeks
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Intervention_Educational
eight 90-minute classes for both child and parent ( s ) scheduled
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Intervention_Educational
SCRPA
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Outcome_Mental
decrease in the number of episodes
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Outcome_Mental
severity
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Outcome_Mental
episodes
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Outcome_Mental
knowledge and skills
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Participant_Condition
asthma
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Participant_Age
children
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Participant_Condition
asthma
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Participant_Condition
asthma
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Participant_Age
preschool
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Participant_Age
( ages 2-5 )
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Participant_Age
parents
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Participant_Age
child and parent ( s )
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Participant_Age
ages 6-14
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Participant_Age
child and parent ( s )
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Participant_Sample-size
21
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Participant_Age
preschool children
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Participant_Age
38 school-age children
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Participant_Age
school-age children
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Participant_Age
preschool children