The more people know about their condition, the more they can strengthen their partnership with health care providers, which results in better outcomes. This College of Nursing study is focusing on individuals over 40 years of age with a history of asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or who engage in aerobic activity two to three times a week and experience changes in breathing. The mere presence of a symptom does not make people seek medical care. Rather, the person has to decide that the symptom has increased in severity or was new and different enough to seek care. They also will take breathing tests and keep a diary describing what they did in response to the changes in their breathing and whether this helped or not.
Participants receive a small compensation.
The UA College of Nursing ranks sixth among 491 nursing programs in the nation and among the top 12 graduate nursing programs offering a master's degree. As Arizona's only program offering a doctoral degree in nursing, the College provides leadership in doctoral education and clinical nursing research, including chronic and disabling conditions. The study is seeking individuals over 40 years of age with a history of asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or who are healthy and engage in aerobic activity two to three times a week.