Chaney Flashcards
1
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key theme + area
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- key theme =
- area = developmental
2
Q
background
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- Low levels of compliance an issue for the healthcare system
- Low compliance = increased emergency hospital admissions & higher mortality rates
- Inhalers = prevent and relieve asthma attacks
3
Q
aim
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To test whether positive reinforcement via the Fun haler could improve medical compliance in young asthmatics.
4
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method
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- Field experiment
- Repeated- measures design
IV = The device used to administer the asthma drugs
DV = How well ppts complied with prescribed medical regime measured through parental responses to a self-report questionnaire. - funhaler compared breath-a-tech and aerochamber
5
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sample
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- 32 children (22 female : 10 male)
- Age range = 1.5 - 6 years
- Mean age = 3.2 years
- Average duration of asthma = 2.2 years
- Random sample
- Large geographical area
6
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procedure
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- Ppts home over 2 weeks
- Parents gave informed consent
- Parents completed structured closed question questionnaire with interviewer.
- ppts then asked to use Fun haler instead of usual inhaler
- Self-reinforcement through operant conditioning when using Fun haler
- After 2 weeks, parents completed a matched item questionnaire on the Fun haler
- Researchers phoned ppt once during use of inhaler regarding the use on the prev. day
7
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results
(ND = normal device)
(FH = fun haler)
quantitative data
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- % of children who had used inhaler the day before a question to parents = ND - 59, FH - 81
- % of children who achieved 4 or more breath cycles per delivery = ND - 50, FH - 80
- % of parents successfully medicating child always = ND - 10, FH - 73
8
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results
qualitative data
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- screaming and unwillingness to breathe for a long time were reduced when using the fun haler
9
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conclusions
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- fun haler improved levels of medical compliance in young asthmatics
- fun haler could improve clinical outcomes and lower the rates of admission to hospital
- self-reinforcement strategies can improve overall health of children
