Vazquez M I, Buceta J M
Facultad de Psicología, Departamento de Psicología Clínica y Psicobiología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
J Asthma. 1993;30(3):171-83. doi: 10.3109/02770909309054515.
Twenty-seven asthmatic children were allocated to three experimental conditions. The first group received an asthma self-management program; the second group received the same program together with progressive relaxation training; the third group was maintained initially as a control. The self-management program was effective in increasing the frequency of asthma care behavior, but no significant changes were observed in clinical or pulmonary function variables. The relaxation technique did not improve the efficacy of treatment. When the comparison was restricted to children who displayed a low level of self-care practices, the self-management program proved to be effective in reducing attack duration, negative consequences of asthma for the child, and the level of therapeutic response to attacks.
27名哮喘儿童被分配到三种实验条件下。第一组接受哮喘自我管理计划；第二组接受相同计划并结合渐进性放松训练；第三组最初作为对照组。自我管理计划在增加哮喘护理行为频率方面有效，但在临床或肺功能变量方面未观察到显著变化。放松技术并未提高治疗效果。当比较仅限于自我护理实践水平较低的儿童时，自我管理计划被证明在减少发作持续时间、哮喘对儿童的负面影响以及对发作的治疗反应水平方面有效。
