Section A: Problem Description-katetutor

Search Method

A comprehensive electronic search was completed using the following databases:

Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

National Guideline Clearinghouse

CINAHL

Ovid

Medline

The search included English-only published articles between 1990 and 2005.

Key words used in the search were:

Pediatric asthma education

Self-management

Self-monitoring

Grade school children

Systematic reviews

Randomized controlled trials

Search results revealed 75 publications. The abstracts were screened and 10 studies were relevant to pediatric asthma education involving self-management, self-monitoring behaviors, self-efficacy, and educational programs with various interventions. These studies included three systematic reviews, five randomized control trials (RCT), one cohort descriptive study, and one qualitative study. Refer to Appendix A for a complete reference list.

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