Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jun 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffects of a peer-led asthma self-management program for adolescents.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led asthma self-management program for adolescents. ⋯ An asthma self-management program led by peer leaders is a developmentally appropriate approach that can be effective in assisting adolescents with asthma in improving their attitudes and quality of life, particularly for males and those of low socioeconomic status.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jun 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA randomized controlled trial of parental asthma coaching to improve outcomes among urban minority children.
To investigate whether asthma coaching decreases emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations and increases outpatient asthma monitoring visits. ⋯ This parental asthma coaching intervention increased outpatient asthma monitoring visits (although infrequent) but did not decrease ED visits.
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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med · Jun 2011
Comparative StudyAdolescents' understanding of research concepts: a focus group study.
To identify ways to improve adolescents' understanding of informed assent by exploring adolescent comprehension of concepts common to all clinical trials as well as those specific to a human immunodeficiency virus vaccine trial. ⋯ Many clinical trial concepts were difficult for teens to understand. Attention needs to be directed toward developing effective ways to explain these concepts to adolescents participating in future human immunodeficiency virus vaccine and other clinical trials.