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The effect of 'Go and Grow with CF' on nutrition and pancreatic enzyme knowledge of children with cystic fibrosis.

  • Year: 2001
  • Date: 2004
  • Author: Stapleton DR
Source

Australian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics YR: 2001 VL: 58 DE: RCT NO: 3

Study design (if review, criteria of inclusion for studies)

RCT

Participants

47 children and adolescents with CF between the ages of 7 and 17 years

Interventions

the treatment group or the wait-list control group. Participants then viewed the STARBRIGHT Fitting Cystic Fibrosis Into Your Life Everyday CD-ROM

Outcome measures

Participants completed an initial evaluation of CF-related knowledge and coping skills and were then randomly assigned to one of two groups. effectiveness of the STARBRIGHT Fitting Cystic Fibrosis Into Your Life Everyday CD-ROM

Main results

Analyses indicated that both disease-related knowledge and coping strategies generated by children and adolescents with CF improved as a result of the intervention and that this effect was replicated in the wait-list group.

Authors' conclusions

In sum, the results of the current study indicate that the STARBRIGHT CD-ROM program is a promising intervention for increasing CF-related knowledge and the competence of children's and adolescents' coping strategies. These positive results are enhanced by the brief, inexpensive, and portable nature of this educational program.

Related topics

Psychological interventions for cystic fibrosis patients

Keywords: Adolescent; Child; computer programs; non pharmacological intervention - psyco-soc-edu-org; Psychoeducation;