Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)

Model effectiveness research report last updated: 2012

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Maternal health

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Klinnert, M. D., Liu, A. H., Pearson, M. R., Ellison, M. C., Budhiraja, N., & Robinson, J. L. (2005). Short-term impact of a randomized multifaceted intervention for wheezing infants in low-income families. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 159(1), 75-82.

Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Caregiver quality of life score	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	12 months	Denver, Colorado sample	143 parents	Mean = 6.47	Mean = 6.34	Mean difference = 0.13	Not available	Not statistically significant, p = 0.72

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Outcome measure	Outcome measure description	Collection method	Properties
Caregiver quality of life score	The Pediatric Asthma Caregiver's Quality of Life scale assesses the effects of a child's illness on the parent. The term "asthma" was replaced with words describing symptoms of wheezing illness. Items were coded on a 7-point scale.	Parent/caregiver report	Not reported by author

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