The NHLBI Office of Prevention, Education, and
Control--a multiple event provider--has reviewed and approved Asthma
Management in Minority Children: Practical Insights for Clinicians,
Researchers, and Public Health Planners for continuing education credits
in health education.
If at least 8 of your answers are correct, you will
receive a certificate indicating 2 credit hours in Category 1.
| 1. |
Researchers found that
patient education can be brief and simple. They recommended emphasizing which
of the following key points? |
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Emphasize that asthma is a chronic
disease and what that means. |
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b. |
Point out that asthma episodes can
be fatal. |
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c. |
Teach patients of appropriate age
and ability how to use a peak flow meter and how to monitor symptoms. |
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d. |
All of the above. |
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e. |
None of the above. |
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| 2. |
Researchers identified
several barriers to implementation among health professionals. Which of the
following was NOT mentioned as a barrier? |
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Many providers viewed asthma as an
episodic disease and were reluctant to accept it as a chronic disease requiring
preventive care. |
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b. |
Providers feared that accepting the
concept of preventive care for asthma would result in an unmanageable increase
in patient load. |
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c. |
Perception that patients would not
maintain compliance with treatment. |
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d. |
Lack of confidence in their ability
to communicate effectively with patients and family. |
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e. |
None of the above. |
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| 3. |
Researchers use
incentives to recruit and retain participants in the studies. Which of the
following was NOT mentioned as an incentive used? |
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Monetary reimbursements. |
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Free movie tickets. |
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Free meals. |
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d. |
Bus tokens, cab vouchers, and
travel money. |
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e. |
Photographs taken at the first
visit and given at a followup visit. |
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| 4. |
Which of the following
was NOT mentioned as an interpersonal or communication factor that helped
maintain participation in the studies? |
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Having bilingual staff members
competent in dealing with Hispanic families. |
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b. |
Working hard to be perceived as
honest and trustworthy. |
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c. |
Making it clear during enrollment
that staff will be checking up on their compliance. |
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d. |
Learning the names of family
members and showing concern for them. |
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e. |
Having an understanding of urban
living and its effects on children and their parents. |
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| 5. |
Changing telephone
numbers and interruptions in telephone service led to challenges in followup.
Which of the following was NOT a strategy used by researchers to increase the
response rate to their followup interviews? |
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Sending participants not reached by
telephone a note with a toll-free number and the promise of $20 for calling in
for followup. |
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Employing a professional survey
research firm to conduct telephone interviews. |
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c. |
Sending trained interviewers to the
homes of participants with disconnected telephones. |
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d. |
Periodic checking of hospital
records for updated information on some participants. |
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e. |
Sending postcards to participants
with disconnected telephones asking them to call in. |
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| 6. |
Which of the following
techniques was used by one project to accomplish the strategy of peer modeling?
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a. |
Role-playing by children in asthma
education classes. |
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b. |
Live drama using 6-12 year old
actors/actresses. |
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c. |
Videotapes using 6-12 year old
actors/actresses. |
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d. |
Scripted videotapes using asthmatic
children. |
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e. |
Unscripted videotapes using
asthmatic children. |
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| 7. |
Which of the following
was NOT a key lesson learned from the five projects funded under the National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute? |
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a. |
Parents and their children have
very little interest in formal asthma education classes. |
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b. |
Regular home visits are necessary
to reinforce asthma education. |
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c. |
Lay personnel can be trained to
develop and implement asthma education programs. |
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d. |
Part-time salaries may not be
sufficient to retain staff. |
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e. |
It became necessary and appropriate
to pay volunteers when initial recruitment proved unworkable. |
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| 8. |
Which of the following
was NOT mentioned as a social and economic barrier that can inhibit
implementation of an intervention? |
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Lack of money for medication,
medical care, and travel expenses. |
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b. |
Inability to maintain a vehicle for
traveling long distances. |
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c. |
Some patients were hesitant to use
medications daily for fear of not having enough medication on hand in case of
an emergency. |
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d. |
Some patients were hesitant to
admit if they did not understand instructions. |
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e. |
Lack of pharmacies, especially
24-hour pharmacies, in the patient's neighborhood. |
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| 9. |
What technique or model
was explicitly mentioned as being used by clinic teams to develop a strategy
for dealing with perceived problems? |
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PRECEDE |
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b. |
Nominal Group Planning Model |
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c. |
Force Field Analysis |
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d. |
Delphi Forecasting |
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e. |
Artform Method |
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| 10. |
Which of the following
Hispanic subgroups have the highest asthma prevalence and mortality? |
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Central Americans |
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b. |
Cuban-Americans |
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c. |
Mexican-Americans |
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d. |
Puerto Ricans |
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e. |
South Americans |
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