Stress Management Intervention in Inner City Adolescents With Asthma
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Asthma |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 8 - 15 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | July 2011 |
| End Date: | June 2012 |
| Contact: | Lisa Moreno, MD |
| Email: | lim2022@med.cornell.edu |
| Phone: | 718-350-6680 |
Pilot Study: Stress Management Intervention as a Tool for Managing Persistent Asthma in Inner City Adolescent Patients.
The study will utilize a stress management program delivered over 10 sessions that is
hypothesized to result in decreased stress levels and improved coping strategies in an inner
city adolescent asthma population. Participants will include adolescents ages 10-15 years
with physician diagnosed asthma. The outcome measures will be obtained via psychosocial
questionnaires and spirometry.
hypothesized to result in decreased stress levels and improved coping strategies in an inner
city adolescent asthma population. Participants will include adolescents ages 10-15 years
with physician diagnosed asthma. The outcome measures will be obtained via psychosocial
questionnaires and spirometry.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 8-15 years of age
- Physician diagnosed asthma based on NHBLI guidelines
- English speaking
- Child assent/parental consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Refusal of child assent/parental consent
- Non-English speaking
- History of psychiatric illness, autoimmune disease, HIV/AIDs, smoking history.
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