
ERIC Number: EJ617537
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-3991
Watch, Discover, Think, and Act: Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Instruction To Improve Asthma Self-Management in Inner-City Children.
Bartholomew, L. K.; Gold, R. S.; Parcel, G. S.; Czyzewski, D. I.; Sockrider, M. M.; Fernandez, M.; Shegog, R.; Swank, P.
Patient Education and Counseling, v39 n2-3 p269-80 Feb 2000
An interactive multimedia computer game to enhance self-management skills and thereby improve asthma outcomes in inner city children with asthma was evaluated. Results find that the intervention was associated with fewer hospitalizations, better symptom scores, increased functional status, greater knowledge of asthma management, and better child self-management behavior. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Asthma, Children, Computer Assisted Instruction, Inner City, Program Evaluation, Self Management
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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