Can Older Adult Volunteers Serve Effectively to Improve Asthma Management for Children? Experience Corps® Baltimore

Deepthi M. Reddy Center on Aging and Health, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A

, B.A,

Linda P. Fried Center on Aging and Health, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A

, M.D., M.P.H,

Cynthia Rand Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

, Ph.D.,

Sylvia McGill Greater Homewood Community Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A

Crystal F. Simpson Center on Aging and Health, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A

, M.D., M.H.S.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to determine whether older adults can learn and retain information on asthma and play a role as community health workers to teach children about asthma. A total of 36 older adults and 28 students in grades K-6 participated. Pre-tests and post-tests were administered to participants. Improvement in older adult scores after training was significant (p =. 001), and improvement persisted through the conclusion of teaching sessions (p = 0.001). The increase in lower student scores was significant (p = 0.050). Results suggest that older adults can learn and retain asthma information and schoolchildren can learn asthma-related information taught by older adults.

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