Improving adherence to medication regimens for children with asthma and its effect on clinical outcome
I G da Costa, M A Rapoff, K Lemanek, G L Goldstein, I G da Costa, M A Rapoff, K Lemanek, G L Goldstein
Abstract
We examined the effects of a combined education and token system intervention to improve adherence to inhaled corticosteroids for an 8-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy with asthma. Adherence was measured by an electronic chronolog monitor, and disease outcome was assessed by repeated pulmonary function testing. A withdrawal design demonstrated improved adherence and, for 1 child, an associated improvement in pulmonary function occurred. Methodological and clinical implications are discussed, including variables other than adherence that may affect disease outcome.
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