The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #55332

Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA, National Nursing Centers Consortium, 260 South Broad Street, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102 and Nancy L. Rothman, EdD, RN, Department of Nursing, CAHP, Temple University, 3307 N. Broad Street 602-00, Philadelphia, PA 19140, 215-707-5436, rothman@temple.edu.

A pre-test, intervention, post-test design provided for the evaluation of a home visit intervention by community outreach staff, using a standardized curriculum, provided to caregivers of pediatric primary care clients with asthma being cared for in nurse-managed centers serving vulnerable populations. The concepts studied included knowledge, triggers, emergency room visits and hospital stays. With a current n of 198, there has been a statistically significant improvement of knowledge, common triggers in homes and bedrooms, and a decrease in emergency room use and overnight hospital stays.

Learning Objectives:

• to understand the process followed in a home intervention for caregivers of pediatric asthma clients
• to evaluate the outcomes of a home intervention for caregivers of pediatric asthma clients

Keywords: Asthma, Children

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
Relationship: Grant- EPA