Trial reportBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2001
Effect of peer led programme for asthma education in adolescents: cluster randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07222696 (Pilot Randomized Trial of Health Coaching for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Mental Well-Being), which is not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Pilot Randomized Trial of Health Coaching for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis to Improve Mental Well-Being
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 233 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Pooled it
- School-based self-management interventions for asthma in children and adolescents: a mixed methods systematic review.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Lay-led and peer support interventions for adolescents with asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Written emotional disclosure for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Do school-based asthma education programs improve self-management and health outcomes?Pediatrics · 2009Pooled it
- Interventions for educating children who are at risk of asthma-related emergency department attendance.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2009Pooled it
- The SQUIRE (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence) guidelines for quality improvement reporting: explanation and elaboration.Quality & safety in health care · 2008Guideline
- Education and follow-up.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2005Guideline
- Summary of recommendations from the Canadian Asthma Consensus guidelines, 2003.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2005Guideline
- Behavioral Interventions to Improve Asthma Outcomes for Adolescents: A Systematic Review.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practicePooled it
- A Pilot Randomized Control Trial Demonstrating the Efficacy of the SIESTA Sleep Hygiene Intervention.Clinical pediatrics · 2024Trial
- A single-center, open-label, randomized, parallel-group trial to pilot the effectiveness of a peer coach behavioral intervention versus an active control in reducing anxiety and depression in patients scheduled for total knee replacement.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Trial
- Long-term Effectiveness of a Peer-Led Asthma Self-management Program on Asthma Outcomes in Adolescents Living in Urban Areas: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Trial
- Fidelity of a peer-led asthma self-management intervention and its attention control in a multisite study of urban adolescents.Research in nursing & health · 2020Trial
- Evaluation of a peer education program on student leaders' energy balance-related behaviors.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- The school-based preventive asthma care trial: results of a pilot study.The Journal of pediatrics · 2012Trial
- Evaluation of a peer-led asthma self-management program and benefits of the program for adolescent peer leaders.Respiratory care · 2012Trial
- Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based intervention for inner-city, ethnic minority adolescents with undiagnosed asthma.Patient education and counseling · 2011Trial
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the effect of a peer led programme for asthma education on quality of life and related morbidity in adolescents with asthma.
designCluster randomised controlled trial.
settingSix high schools in rural Australia.
participants272 students with recent wheeze, recruited from a cohort of 1515 students from two school years (mean age 12.5 and 15.5 years); 251 (92.3%) completed the study.
interventionA structured education programme for peers comprising three steps (the "Triple A Program").
main outcome measuresQuality of life, school absenteeism, asthma attacks, and lung function.
resultsWhen adjusted for year and sex, mean total quality of life scores showed significant improvement in the intervention than control group. Clinically important improvement in quality of life (>0.5 units) occurred in 25% of students with asthma in the intervention group compared with 12% in the control group (P=0.01). The number needed to treat was 8 (95% confidence interval 4.5 to 35.7). The effect of the intervention was greatest in students in year 10 and in females. Significant improvements occurred in the activities domain (41% v 28%) and in the emotions domain (39% v 19%) in males in the intervention group. School absenteeism significantly decreased in the intervention group only. Asthma attacks at school increased in the control group only.
conclusionThe triple A programme leads to a clinically relevant improvement in quality of life and related morbidity in students with asthma. Wider dissemination of this programme in schools could play an important part in reducing the burden of asthma in adolescents.
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