Marie Wilcox
Rush University
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Baptist, A. P., Ross, J. A., Yang, U., Song, P.X., & Clark, N. M. (2013). A randomized controlled trial of a self-regulation intervention for older adults with asthma. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61(5), 747-753. Doi:10.1111/jgs.12218
To evaluate an asthma self-regulation intervention for older adults, specifically observing the effects on asthma quality of life and asthma control.
Participants were outpatients aged 65 and older with asthma who were currently taking daily medications to control their asthma.
There were 70 patients enrolled.
The average age was 73.3 years old.
Women made up 27% of the enrolled population.
The mean number of years diagnoses with asthma was 27.3 years.
Caucasians made up 28% of the enrolled population.
Randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.
Patients assigned randomly to control or intervention group.
Control group (n=35) participants received standard asthma education administered by a health educator. …show more content…
There was a significant difference between groups for moderate intensity exercise and vigorous intensity exercise at post-test and follow-up.
There was a significant difference between groups for self-regulation at post-test and follow-up.
There was not a significant difference between groups for self-efficacy or outcome expectancies. Family and friend social support group differences were non-significant at post-test and at one-month follow-up, but were significant at three-month follow-up.
The educational intervention was effective in increasing the exercise rates of employees at the worksite.
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