Uncontrolled asthma in school-aged children is a significant public health problem. Latino children living in low-income contexts are at increased risk for uncontrolled asthma compared to non-Latino white children, and stress is an unaddressed factor in this disparity. Therefore, the purpose of the current study is to test an intervention program that teaches families skills to cope with asthma-related and other sources of stress. Specifically, the study will compare the effects of the combined coping skills + asthma management program with a standard asthma management program in 280 families of Latino children with asthma. The study will also look at why the program may have an effect, and specifically whether the program impacts child coping, parent coping, or family asthma management behaviors. The main hypothesis is that the combined coping skills + asthma management program will improve asthma outcomes more than the standard asthma management program.
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Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Timeframe: Baseline
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ)
Timeframe: Baseline
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Timeframe: 1 week Post-intervention
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ)
Timeframe: 1 week Post-intervention
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Timeframe: 6 months post-intervention
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ)
Timeframe: 6 months post-intervention
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT)
Timeframe: 12 months post-intervention
Asthma Control as measured by the Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ)
Timeframe: 12 months post-intervention