Chaney 2004

Question 1

background

Answer 1

non-compliance with taking asthma medication 70% in children
poor inhalation
distressing to child
operant conditioning shows good results for positive reward

Question 2

aim

Answer 2

investigate children’s compliance to using the funhaler over their normal spacer device

Question 3

sampling method

Answer 3

random- 7 different asthma clinics, GPs etc

Question 4

sample characteristics

Answer 4

32 children
mean age 3.2 yrs
diagnosed for mean 2.2 yrs
22 M
10 F
Perth Australia

Question 5

method

Answer 5

field experiment

Question 6

design

Answer 6

repeated measures-self report

Question 7

ethics

Answer 7

parents contacted by phone to consent to complete surveys and consent for child to participate

Question 8

procedure

Answer 8

parents given a questionnaire before experiment -closed questions on their administration process etc-
funhaler was used for 2wks 2xday 3xbreaths/delivery
questionnaire given to parents at the end
phone interviews were also for a few parents at random t ask if medicated the day before

Question 9

materials

Answer 9

breath a tech (original inhaler)
funhaler

Question 10

funhaler

Answer 10

whistle and spinning disk on otherwise normal inhaler

Question 11

findings

Answer 11

22/30 vs 3/30 ALWAYS medicate child
81% vs 59% medicated child day before
80% vs 50% took 4+breaths
any negative responses eg screaming were much reduced

Question 12

conclusion

Answer 12

funhaler leads to fewer problems medicating children
bright colours, noise, toy = positive reinforcement for operant conditioning works well