TABLE 3.
Mean Score Changes on Quality-of-Life Items From Baseline to Follow-Up: Allies Against Asthma, 7 US Locations, 2002–2006
| Mean Score Changea | Pb | |
| How often did you feel helpless or frightened when your child experienced cough, wheeze, or breathlessness? | .014 | |
| Comparison group | 0.30 | |
| Intervention group | 0.75 | |
| How often did you feel angry that your child has asthma? | .011 | |
| Comparison group | 0.16 | |
| Intervention group | 0.57 | |
| How worried or concerned were you about your child's asthma medications and side effects? | .022 | |
| Comparison group | 1.22 | |
| Intervention group | 0.79 |
Note. The sample size for the comparison group was n = 224; for the intervention group, n = 318. Quality-of-life items were scored on a 7-point Likert scale, with higher numbers indicating better quality of life.57
a
Mean change in item score adjusted for site, gender, age group, race/ethnicity, and baseline value.
b
For difference between intervention and comparison groups.