Trial reportThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2008
Reducing asthma health disparities in poor Puerto Rican children: the effectiveness of a culturally tailored family intervention.
Trial report in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.
- Validity of the Childhood Asthma Control Test in diverse populations: A systematic review.Pediatric pulmonology · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of non-drug therapies on asthma control: A systematic review of the literature.The European journal of general practice · 2019Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of caregiver-involved interventions on the quality of life of children and adolescents with chronic conditions and their caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2019Pooled it
- Culture-specific programs for children and adults from minority groups who have asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Assessing asthma severity based on claims data: a systematic review.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2017Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for parents of children and adolescents with chronic illness.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Anti-leukotriene agents compared to inhaled corticosteroids in the management of recurrent and/or chronic asthma in adults and children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- A Pilot Randomized Control Trial Demonstrating the Efficacy of the SIESTA Sleep Hygiene Intervention.Clinical pediatrics · 2024Trial
- Efficacy and feasibility of the BREATHE asthma intervention with American Indian children: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Parental quality of life and self-efficacy in pediatric asthma.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2021Trial
- Effect of an Education Programme for South Asians with Asthma and Their Clinicians: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (OEDIPUS).PloS one · 2016Trial
- Effectiveness of a multi-level asthma intervention in increasing controller medication use: a randomized control trial.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2016Trial
- Stress and quality of life in caregivers of inner-city minority children with poorly controlled asthma.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersTrial
- Mapping Randomized Controlled Trials of Family- and Community-Centered Healthcare Interventions for Pediatric Asthma, Type 1 Diabetes, or Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Comparing Respiratory Support Modalities in Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pediatric reports · 2026Review
- Caregiver Empowerment of Children With Asthma: A Literature Review.Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN · 2026Review
- Socioeconomic inequalities in severe childhood asthma: results of a nationwide cohort.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Reducing intersectional cancer disparities through education.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundIsland and mainland Puerto Rican children have the highest rates of asthma and asthma morbidity of any ethnic group in the United States.
objectiveWe evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally adapted family asthma management intervention called CALMA (an acronym of the Spanish for "Take Control, Empower Yourself and Achieve Management of Asthma") in reducing asthma morbidity in poor Puerto Rican children with asthma.
methodsLow-income children with persistent asthma were selected from a national health plan insurance claims database by using a computerized algorithm. After baseline, families were randomly assigned to either the intervention or a control group.
resultsNo significant differences between control and intervention group were found for the primary outcome of symptom-free days. However, children in the CALMA intervention group had 6.5% more symptom-free nights, were 3 times more likely to have their asthma under control, and were less likely to visit the emergency department and be hospitalized as compared to the control group. Caregivers receiving CALMA were significantly less likely to feel helpless, frustrated, or upset because of their child's asthma and more likely to feel confident to manage their child's asthma.
conclusionA home-based asthma intervention program tailored to the cultural needs of low income Puerto Rican families is a promising intervention for reducing asthma morbidity.
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