Prevention of Postinfectious Asthma in Children by Reducing Self-Inoculatory Behavior |
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Authors: | Cortey, Donald L. Gevirtz, Richard Nideffer, Robert Cummins, Leo |
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Abstract: | Recent studies have shown that the spread of infectious nasalsecretions from hand-to-hand or hand-to-object, followed byself-inoculation is an efficient means of viral transmission.The present study was designed to investigate whether self-inoculationbehavior in asthmatic children could be reduced and, if so,whether this reduction would reduce the frequency of infectionand asthma. Sixteen subjects aged 4 to 8, all diagnosed withpostinfectious asthma, were assigned to a treatment (differentialreinforcement of other behavior and contingent education) orplacebo control condition. Results indicate that self-inoculatorybehavior, infection, and asthma were signjficantly reduced.These findings may indicate an important role for behavioralmedicine inpostinfectious asthma. |
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Keywords: | asthma DRO differential reinforcement of other behavior self-inoculatory behavior. |
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