Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis · 1997 · 45 citations · 2 references
PharmacyHealth EducationPediatricsChild Health EducationPediatric PharmacotherapyPediatric PulmonologyAsthma ManagementAsthma PharmacotherapyMedication AdherencePatient AdherencePediatric Medication AdherenceTreatment AdherenceAdherenceAdherence In Asthma ManagementAdherence InterventionsAdherence To Inhaled TherapyAsthma Medication AdherenceInhalation Therapy AdherenceInhaled Corticosteroid EducationPediatric Drug Adherence
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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Patient Compliance in Medical Practice and Clinical Trials
Annals of Internal Medicine · 1991 · 469 citations