ArticlePediatrics2012
Medication adherence among Latino and non-Latino white children with asthma.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Electronic Monitoring to Increase Medication Adherence in Children With Asthma.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Pooled it
- Digital interventions to improve adherence to maintenance medication in asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Peak Flow Feedback Intervention Improves Underperception of Airflow Limitation in Pediatric Asthma: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2025Trial
- Adolescents' practical knowledge of asthma self-management and experiences in the context of acute asthma: a qualitative content analysis.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2023Trial
- Randomized feasibility trial to improve hydroxyurea adherence in youth ages 10-18 years through community health workers: The HABIT study.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2017Trial
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- 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
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- What Really Happens in the Home: The Medication Environment of Urban, Minority Youth.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practiceTrial
- Community-Engaged, Multi-Method Needs Assessment to Improve Asthma Care Implementation: The Rhode Island Asthma Integrated Response (RI-AIR) Program.Clinical practice in pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Shared decision making - a review of its evaluation, efficacy, and applicability in asthma.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Pathways Linking Parental Social Support and Decision-Making Participation to Medication Adherence in Children With Epilepsy: The Moderating Role of Parental Anxiety.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- The Effects of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender on Predictors of Asthma Medication Adherence among Early High School Students.Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health · 2024Article
- Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Treatment (HABIT) efficacy trial: Community health worker support may increase hydroxyurea adherence of youth with sickle cell disease.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2024Article
- Healthcare utilization for asthma exacerbation among children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Depressive Symptom Trajectories Across Adolescence and Adulthood Among Individuals With Asthma.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2023Article
- Design of a community-based, Hybrid Type II effectiveness-implementation asthma intervention study: The Rhode Island Asthma Integrated Response (RI-AIR) program.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Impact of Unmet Social Needs, Scarcity, and Future Discounting on Adherence to Treatment in Children With Asthma: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- AIM2ACT: Randomized controlled trial protocol for a mobile health intervention for early adolescents with asthma.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Development and Pilot Randomized Trial of a Coping Skills Intervention for Low-SES Latinx Families of Children with Asthma.Clinical practice in pediatric psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveLatino children of Caribbean descent remain at high risk for poorly controlled asthma. Controller medications improve asthma control; however, medication adherence remains suboptimal, particularly among minorities. This study assessed socioeconomic, family-based, and parent factors in medication adherence among children with asthma from Rhode Island (RI; Latino and non-Latino white [NLW]) and Puerto Rico.
methodsData collection occurred as part of a multicenter study of asthma disparities. Our sample included children (ages 7-16) prescribed objectively monitored controller medications (n = 277; 80 island Puerto Rico, 114 RI Latino, 83 RI NLW). Parents completed questionnaires regarding family background and beliefs about medications. Families participated in an interview regarding asthma management. Multilevel analyses (maximum likelihood estimates) accounting for children being nested within site and ethnic group assessed the contribution of social context, family, and parent variables to medication adherence.
resultsMedication adherence differed by ethnic group (F(2, 271) = 7.46, P < .01), with NLW families demonstrating the highest levels of adherence. Multilevel models indicated that parental beliefs about medication necessity and family organization regarding medication use were significant predictors of adherence, even for families below the poverty threshold. With family factors in the model, a substantial improvement in model fit occurred (Akaike Information Criterion change of 103.45).
conclusionsAdherence to controller medications was lower among Latino children in our sample. Targeted interventions that capitalize on existing family resources, emphasize structure, and address parental beliefs about the importance of medications may be of benefit to families from different cultural backgrounds.
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