Asthma Education and Intervention Program: Partnership for Asthma Trigger-Free Homes (PATH)
Abstract
The PATH Study was a Community Based Participatory Research project that employed a longitudinal (prospective, Pre/Post test) design, with each Participant acting as his/her own control. The main aim of this project was to reduce asthma severity and symptoms in low-income housing (and military housing) populations through use of an Education Session. The study sample included 204 adults who completed the First Survey, to assess baseline general asthma knowledge; the Education Session, which included general asthma information, as well as indoor asthma trigger and asthma symptom/quality of life components; and the Second Survey, to measure change from the baseline. Sixty of the 204 Participants consented to Home Assessment for the purpose of measuring indoor asthma triggers such as dust mites and cockroach allergens. A significant increase in General Asthma Knowledge was associated with participation in the PATH Education Session, and an increase in asthma-related Quality of Life was also associated with the Education Session, although this increase was not statistically significant. Future studies should focus on increasing the size of the study population as well as incorporating a control group and more intensive interventions over a longer period of time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA624708
Entities
People
- Cheryl Golden