SynthesisPediatrics2009
Do school-based asthma education programs improve self-management and health outcomes?
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
An Open Feasibility Study to Investigate the Impact of A Digitally Delivered Asthma Service for Patients in Primary Care (IDEAL-001: Integrated Digitally EnhAnced Care for Long-term Conditions-001
A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Study to Explore the Efficacy of Digital Self-management Within Secondary Care in an Asthmatic Population
Chicago Asthma School-Directed Child-Centered Assessment and Dissemination of Evidence
Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review of digital interventions to support refusal self-efficacy in child and adolescent health promotion.Health promotion international · 2022Pooled 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
- Asthma education for school staff.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic meta-review of supported self-management for asthma: a healthcare perspective.BMC medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Interventions to improve safe and effective medicines use by consumers: an overview of systematic reviews.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- A systematic review of self-management interventions for children and youth with physical disabilities.Disability and rehabilitation · 2014Pooled it
- Interventions to modify health care provider adherence to asthma guidelines: a systematic review.Pediatrics · 2013Pooled it
- Psychosocial factors and behavioral medicine interventions in asthma.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2013Pooled it
- The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions designed to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL) amongst asthmatic children and their families: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2012Pooled it
- School-Based Telemedicine Interventions for Asthma: A Systematic Review.Academic pediatricsPooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness on Cognitive Asthma Outcomes of the SHARP Academic Asthma Health Education and Counseling Program and a Non-Academic Program.Research in nursing & health · 2015Trial
- Effects of a school-based intervention for urban adolescents with asthma. A controlled trial.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2011Trial
- Examining the Level of Knowledge of Teachers About Asthma, Diabetes and Epilepsy in Children: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The forgotten billion: bridging the global allergy care chasm through scalable, equity-driven strategies.Frontiers in allergy · 2026Review
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- Evaluating Standardized Job Competencies for Managing Students at Risk for Anaphylaxis in Elementary School Nurses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Student knowledge gains among first-time and repeat attendees of school-based asthma education program.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Observational
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- The West Philadelphia asthma care implementation study (NHLBI#Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2021Article
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Abstract
contextAsthma self-management education is critical for high-quality asthma care for children. A number of studies have assessed the effectiveness of providing asthma education in schools to augment education provided by primary care providers.
objectiveTo conduct a systematic review of the literature on school-based asthma education programs.
methodsAs our data sources, we used 3 databases that index peer-reviewed literature: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Inclusion criteria included publication in English and enrollment of children aged 4 to 17 years with a clinical diagnosis of asthma or symptoms consistent with asthma.
resultsTwenty-five articles met the inclusion criteria. Synthesizing findings across studies was difficult because the characteristics of interventions and target populations varied widely, as did the outcomes assessed. In addition, some studies had major methodologic weaknesses. Most studies that compared asthma education to usual care found that school-based asthma education improved knowledge of asthma (7 of 10 studies), self-efficacy (6 of 8 studies), and self-management behaviors (7 of 8 studies). Fewer studies reported favorable effects on quality of life (4 of 8 studies), days of symptoms (5 of 11 studies), nights with symptoms (2 of 4 studies), and school absences (5 of 17 studies).
conclusionsAlthough findings regarding effects of school-based asthma education programs on quality of life, school absences, and days and nights with symptoms were not consistent, our analyses suggest that school-based asthma education improves knowledge of asthma, self-efficacy, and self-management behaviors.
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