A randomized, controlled trial of an interactive educational computer package for children with asthma

Pediatrics

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1046-1054

  McPherson, Amy C ^a   Glazebrook, Cristine ^a   Forster, Debra ^b   James, Claire ^c   Smyth, Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Apple Tree Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Multimedia; Self management

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPACT DISK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; SELF CARE;

ASTHMA; CD-I; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SELF CARE;

EID: 33646367891     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0666     Document Type: Article

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