Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Search for citing articles in:
ISI Web of Science (3)
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Cortey, D. L.
Right arrow Articles by Cummins, L.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Cortey, D. L.
Right arrow Articles by Cummins, L.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Journal of Pediatric Psychology 12(4) pp. 519-531, 1987
© 1987 Society of Pediatric Psychology

research-article

Prevention of Postinfectious Asthma in Children by Reducing Self-Inoculatory Behavior

Donald L. Cortey, Richard Gevirtz, Robert Nideffer and Leo Cummins

California School of Professional Psychology San Diego, California

Recent studies have shown that the spread of infectious nasal secretions from hand-to-hand or hand-to-object, followed by self-inoculation is an efficient means of viral transmission. The present study was designed to investigate whether self-inoculation behavior in asthmatic children could be reduced and, if so, whether this reduction would reduce the frequency of infection and asthma. Sixteen subjects aged 4 to 8, all diagnosed with postinfectious asthma, were assigned to a treatment (differential reinforcement of other behavior and contingent education) or placebo control condition. Results indicate that self-inoculatory behavior, infection, and asthma were signjficantly reduced. These findings may indicate an important role for behavioral medicine inpostinfectious asthma.

Key words: asthma; DRO differential reinforcement of other behavior; self-inoculatory behavior.


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.