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Parental education and guided self management of asthma or wheeze in pre-school children was not effective

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.7.5.143

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    (2002) Thorax 57, 39; Stevens CA, Wesseldine LJ, Couriel JM, et al.. Parental education and guided self-management of asthma and wheezing in the pre-school child: a randomised controlled trial.. Jan;. :. -44..
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 QUESTION: What is the effectiveness of an educational intervention for parents of pre-school children who have had a recent episode of acute asthma?

    Design

    Randomised {allocation concealed*}†, blinded {clinicians, participants, data collectors, and outcome assessors}†,* controlled trial with 1 year of follow up.

    Setting

    2 children’s hospitals in England, UK (Leicester and Manchester).

    Patients

    200 children between 18 months and 5 years (median age 32 mo, 67% boys) were recruited at the time of admission to a children’s ward or at attendance at an accident and emergency department (AED) or children’s assessment unit (CAU) with a primary diagnosis of acute severe asthma or wheezing. Follow up was 94%.

    Intervention

    Children were allocated to an intervention group (n=99) or a control group (n=101). The intervention included a general educational booklet about …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: NHS Executive Mother and Child Health Programme.

    • For correspondence: Professor M Silverman, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK. ms70{at}le.ac.uk

    • ↵* See glossary.

    • ↵† Information provided by author.