Children born less than 1500 grams are being enrolled into a study to test the effectiveness of a parental educational intervention in reducing the risk of future breathing problems. The intervention teaches parents of these children how to reduce the risk of / and recognize breathing problems.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
192
Asthma education is provided to parents of children in the experimental group prior to nicu discharge.
Strong Memorial Hospital - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Rochester, New York, United States
To evaluate whether education about asthma improves parent knowledge about the disease and its management and to evaluate whether education about asthma influences healthy behaviors to reduce breathing problems
Time frame: 7-9 months post discharge
To evaluate the feasibility of implementing the intervention in terms of cost and personnel time and to obtain parental feedback about the intervention.
Time frame: 1-3 years post baseline
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