Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Combined With Asthma Education for Adults With Asthma and Coexisting Panic Disorder

Carolyn J. M. Ross, Terry M. A. Davis and G. Fred Macdonald
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G. Fred Macdonald: University of Alberta

Clinical Nursing Research, 2005, vol. 14, issue 2, 131-157

Abstract: This study tested the efficacy of a nurse-administered 8-week group treatment program for adults with asthma suffering from coexisting panic disorder. The program consisted of cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) for panic disorder combined with asthma education (AE). Forty-eight women with a confirmed diagnosis of asthma and panic disorder were randomly allocated to a treatment condition (n=25) and a wait-list control condition (n=23). Twenty-five participants—15 in the treatment group and 10 in the wait-list control group— completed treatment. Repeated measures ANOVA procedures were used to compare the groups on panic and asthma outcomes at posttreatment and 6-month follow-up. The results demonstrate that the CBT-AE program is capable of producing substantial and durable antipanic and antianxiety treatment effects and led to substantial but nonsustained improvement in morning peak-flow expiratory rate and asthma-related quality of life. Implications of these findings for this clinical population are addressed.

Keywords: asthma education; cognitive-behavioral treatment; panic disorder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1177/1054773804273863

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