Abstract

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood causing significant physical, emotional and financial burden. The purpose of this study was to pilot recruitment strategies, instruments and experimental protocols to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger randomized control trial (RCT) and to evaluate educational, behavioral and physiological health outcomes for children ages 8 to 12 years of age with moderate to severe persistent asthma.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3420787; ProQuest document ID: 750057896. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Felesia Renee Bowen, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Gamma Omicron at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Randomized Controlled Trial

Research Approach

Pilot/Exploratory Study

Keywords:

Asthmatic Children, Children with Chronic Disease, Effects of Health Care

Advisor

Mary Byrne

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

Columbia University

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-01-10

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