Self-management education of children with asthma: AIR WISE

Am J Public Health. 1985 Oct;75(10):1219-20. doi: 10.2105/ajph.75.10.1219.

Abstract

This study was conducted to test the efficacy of AIR WISE, an individually administered asthma self-management program. Subjects were paired and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (N = 7) or a control group (N = 7). The frequency of experimental group emergency visits, analyzed over a 12-month posttreatment period, was substantially less than those of the control group, supporting the hypothesis that AIR WISE is effective in high-utilizer children through improved self-management.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asthma / therapy*
  • Child
  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Female
  • Health Education*
  • Humans
  • Male