Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M Health Science Center, McAllen, TX 78503, USA.
J Community Health. 2012 Dec;37(6):1296-300. doi: 10.1007/s10900-012-9571-y.
Parents of children who attend Head Start Centers are key participants in the health promotion and care of their own children. This non-randomized, longitudinal study aimed to test the effectiveness of an educational intervention based on the asthma and healthy homes curriculum targeting parents of Head Start children with or without an asthma diagnosis. One hundred and fifteen parents of children in Head Start Centers received an educational intervention at their corresponding sites, additionally pre- and post-test surveys were administered to measure educational intervention outcomes. A follow-up survey was conducted 6 months after the educational intervention was offered. Results showed a statistically significant increase in asthma and healthy home-knowledge (p < 0.001) in several areas. At 6 months post-intervention (54.4 %) (61 participants) were contacted and 98.4 % of made changes in their households as a result of their training. This study suggests that education can improve knowledge and change behaviors for the well-being of the residents of that household.
参加学前教育中心的儿童的家长是促进自身儿童健康和进行保健的关键参与者。这项非随机、纵向研究旨在测试一项以哮喘和健康家庭课程为基础的教育干预措施的有效性，该措施针对有或没有哮喘诊断的学前教育儿童的家长。115 名学前教育中心儿童的家长在其相应的地点接受了教育干预，此外还进行了预测试和后测试调查，以衡量教育干预的效果。在提供教育干预 6 个月后进行了后续调查。结果表明，在几个领域中，哮喘和健康家庭知识有了显著的提高（p < 0.001）。在干预后 6 个月（54.4%）（61 名参与者）取得联系，其中 98.4%的人因其培训而改变了家庭状况。这项研究表明，教育可以提高知识，改变行为，以造福家庭居民的健康。
