Long-term Effectiveness of a Peer-Led Asthma Self-management Program on Asthma Outcomes in Adolescents Living in Urban Areas: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Long-term effectiveness of a peer-led asthma self-management program in improving asthma outcomes in adolescents living in urban areas has not been established.

Objective

To determine the long-term effects of a peer-led program on asthma control, quality of life, and asthma management among predominantly racial and ethnic minority adolescents living in urban areas.

Design, setting, and participants

A parallel-group, randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2015 to 2019 in 3 metropolitan cities in the US: Buffalo, New York; Baltimore, Maryland; and Memphis, Tennessee. Adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old with persistent asthma were recruited mainly through clinical practices and schools. Participants were followed-up for 15 months after the intervention. Do

SUBMITTER: Rhee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652603 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature