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Living with asthma: replications and extensions.

¹Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens 45701.

Health Education Quarterly

|January 1, 1987

Summary

This review covers the "Living with Asthma" self-management system, focusing on patient skill performance and effective asthma control. Research now emphasizes assessing how well patients use learned skills to manage their condition.

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Area of Science:

Health Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Chronic Disease Management

Background:

The "Living with Asthma" self-management system was developed and tested at the National Asthma Center between 1977 and 1980.
Subsequent research has utilized a social or cognitive learning model framework.

Purpose of the Study:

To review replications and extensions of the "Living with Asthma" self-management system.
To describe efforts in assessing patient performance of self-management skills for asthma control.

Main Methods:

Review of studies replicating and extending the "Living with Asthma" system.
Application of the social or cognitive learning model.
Focus on assessing patient performance of self-management skills.

Main Results:

Shift in research focus from skill acquisition to skill performance evaluation.
Emphasis on assessing performance variables to ensure effective patient use of skills.
Ongoing efforts to improve patient self-management for asthma control.

Conclusions:

The social or cognitive learning model has guided research toward evaluating patient performance of asthma self-management skills.
Assessment of performance variables is crucial for ensuring patients effectively use learned skills to control their asthma.

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