Asthma, wheezing Respiratory Asthma
Conditions
Interventions
This is a cluster-randomised (at the school level), controlled trial. Four schools were randomly selected from the list of all eligible schools in the Irbid region, stratified by gender.
The interve
Sponsors
Westmead Hospital (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both males and females, in year 8, 9, or 10 at school 2. Recent wheezing in the last 12 months as detected by the Core Questionnaire for Wheezing and Asthma (CQWA). This questionnaire is an Arabic version of the International Studies of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Written Questionnaire. 3. Physically and cognitively capable of completing the survey 4. Able to read and converse in both Arabic and English 5. Attending regular school classes 6. Free of any other major diseases that could affect quality of life measures 7. Not involved in another concurrent health-related study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Students who were not regularly attending years 8, 9, and 10 2. Students who did not experience wheezing in the last 12 months 3. Students who had other chronic conditions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Asthma-related quality of life, assessed by the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) All primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline (December 2006) and at post-intervention (April 2007). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Asthma knowledge of self-management, assessed by the Consumer Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (CQ) 2. Self-efficacy to resist smoking, assessed by the Self-Administered Nicotine-Dependence Self-Efficacy Sub-Scale (SANDSES) All primary and secondary outcomes were assessed at baseline (December 2006) and at post-intervention (April 2007). All three questionnaires used in this trial were self-administered and were in validated Arabic versions. | — |
Countries
Jordan
Outcome results
None listed