adolescents asthma control test self-efficacy self-management RCT Taiwan UniSC Diversity Area - Life Stages
Uncontrolled asthma in adolescents can be explained by developmental changes and lack of priority for self-care activities. Limited reports on asthma self-management programs for adolescents to enhance prevention behaviors in Taiwan were found. The protocol paper presents a two-armed, randomized controlled trial aiming to test the effectiveness of a newly developed self-management program for 112 adolescents with asthma in Taiwan. The primary outcome is asthma self-efficacy. Data will be collected at baseline and the week 4. The findings of this study will determine the extent to which a self-management program for adolescents with asthma in Taiwan enhances asthma management self-efficacy, self-management activities in asthma prevention and management, and achievement of well-controlled asthma.
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Title
A randomized control trial of an asthma self-management program for adolescents in Taiwan: A study protocol
Authors
Tzu-Jung Tseng (Author) - Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Anne M Chang (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Jo Wu (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering