Hasbro Children's Hospital
The Providence School
Asthma Partnership
The Impact of the Partnership
Between 2000 and 2002, 852 children with asthma and their families
participated in the Providence School Asthma Partnership. Results
show:
- Decreased school days missed due to asthma:
661 fewer days in year since class
- Pre-class baseline: 4.08 days missed per child in the past
year; 54% reported any missed days
- 12-month follow-up: 1.27 days missed per child; 27% reported
any missed days
- Decreased emergency room visits for asthma:
247 fewer emergency room visits in the year since the class
- Pre-class baseline: 1.28 visits per child in the past year;
39% reported any visits in the last year
- 12-month follow-up: .24 visits per child in the past year;
11% reported any visits in the last year
- Decreased hospital days due to asthma:
85 fewer days in year since class
- Pre-class baseline: .38 days per child in the past year;
15% reported any days in the last year.
- 12-month follow-up: .03 days per child in the past year;
1% reported any days in the last year
Source: Data from first project year, 2000-2001,
drawing from participants who attended class and who also responded
to 12-month follow-up. 12-month follow-up response rate was greater
than 60% but varied slightly by survey item. Sample group number
ranged from 235 to 239.
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