Pediatric Asthma Education in Madera County Health Department, Pilot at CHSU
California Health Sciences University Research Day 2022
LN: Martinez
LN: Basmajian
LN: Storm
LN: Goldgraben
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Abstract
Background
<p>Asthma is a prevalent health condition within Madera County. This study is piloted with CHSU faculty and staff with 3 education sessions. Next year, an education intervention will be carried out with the target population at Madera County Public Health Department ages 13-21 diagnosed with asthma with the smart aim of a 20% increase in asthma-related knowledge.Methods: Sessions contain group learning techniques with a pre-test and post-test for weeks 2-5. The pre-tests and post-tests demonstrate if there is an increase in participants’ asthma knowledge after each session. The education interventions include asthma overview, asthma treatment, diet and exercise, and asthma prevention.p>
Results
<p>The mean difference between pre and post-test for weeks 2-5 are 9.1% increase, 9% increase, 3.6% increase, and 17.11% increase, respectively. There was an increase in asthma knowledge each week after the education interventions. The p-value range is less than 0.05 for a one-tailed test. The p-values for weeks 2-5 are 0.008, 0.12, 0.22, and 0.018, respectively. Therefore, only weeks 2 and 5 are statistically significant.p>Discussion
<p>While every session demonstrated improvement, the smart aim was not met. Limitations of the pilot include a participant sample with increased reasoning skills, resulting in higher test results, inconsistent participant attendance, and COVID restrictions denying the ideal participant group of asthma patients aged 13-21. This study will refine the education tests to make them more correlated with each learning session. p>Affiliations
- California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine