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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 24.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2009 Jul 27;124(2):729–742. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2085

TABLE 5.

Number of Studies With Findings Favoring School-Based Asthma Education, According to Research Design

Outcome All Studies RCTs and Cluster RCTs Observational Studies With Comparison Groups
Knowledge of asthma 7 of 10 4 of 5 3 of 5
Self-efficacy 6 of 8 5 of 6 1 of 2
Self-management behaviors 7 of 8 6 of 6 1 of 2
Quality of life 4 of 8 4 of 6 0 of 2
Days with symptoms 5 of 11 3 of 8 2 of 3
Nights with symptoms 2 of 4 1 of 3 1 of 1
School absences 5 of 17 5 of 13 0 of 4

Findings that favored school-based asthma education were defined as those that found that participating in a school-based asthma education program was associated with a statistically significant (P < .05) improvement in the outcome.