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3654238

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
Most asthma self-management programs have focused on children, but the prevalence and impact, both personal and economic, of adult asthma is substantial. Moreover, failure to adhere to treatment regimens appears to be a significant problem in adult asthma. It appears important, therefore, to develop asthma self-management programs for adults. The UAB program is based on the Health Belief Model for health behavior and on the PRECEDE Model for patient education. A needs assessment and a review of existing educational materials were used to specify the content of a self-care workbook. This workbook seeks to increase cognitive skills, encourage daily self-assessment of asthma, demonstrate success in asthma self-management, and promote effective social support. The overall intervention integrates this workbook with systematic reinforcement of self-monitoring and self-management. A prospective controlled study is comparing patients receiving this "special intervention" with "usual care" patients who receive only routinely available pamphlets providing information about asthma. Patients are randomly assigned to treatments by the closed envelope technique. Sample sizes were determined on the basis of statistical power. Outcomes in five areas are assessed: (1) health care utilization, (2) functional status, (3) knowledge, (4) adherence, and (5) psychological reactions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0195-8402
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
345-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Promoting self-management in adults with asthma: an overview of the UAB program.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial