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Child health
Randomised controlled trial
Power of peer leaders in improving self-management skills among adolescents with asthma
  1. Nihaya Al-Sheyab
  1. Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
  1. Correspondence to Nihaya Al-Sheyab
    Department of Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, PO BOX 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan; nasheyab{at}just.edu.jo

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs.2011.100305

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    Commentary on: Rhee H, Belyea MJ, Hunt JF, et al. Effects of a peer-led asthma self-management program for adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2011;165:513–19.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Implications for nursing practice and research

    • ■ Peer-led programmes appear to be beneficial for adolescent with asthma.

    • ■ Boys appeared to benefit more from the programme as did those with low-socioeconomic status and non-white participants.

    • ■ Wider use should be made of developmentally appropriate adolescent peer-led education programmes inside and outside the school in improving important health outcomes.

    • ■ Further research is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of such programmes over a longer period of time to confirm their sustainability and cost benefit.

    • ■ Research is needed to further investigate the differences noted in this study in relation to gender, socioeconomic status and race.

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    • Competing interests None.