Trial reportAnnals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology2012
Recruitment, asthma characteristics, and medication behaviors in Midwestern Puerto Rican youth: data from Project CURA.
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- Interventions to improve adherence to inhaled steroids for asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Addressing asthma and obesity in children with community health workers: proof-of-concept intervention development.BMC pediatrics · 2016Trial
- Results from a community-based trial testing a community health worker asthma intervention in Puerto Rican youth in Chicago.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2015Trial
- The impact of peer support and mp3 messaging on adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in minority adolescents with asthma: a randomized, controlled trial.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practiceTrial
- What Really Happens in the Home: The Medication Environment of Urban, Minority Youth.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practiceTrial
- Improving knowledge and decreasing depressive symptoms in caregivers of children with asthma through the asthma academy: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2021Article
- Design and baseline characteristics of a low-income urban cohort of children with asthma: The Asthma Action at Erie Trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2019Article
- Recruitment and retention strategies for an urban adolescent study: Lessons learned from a multi-center study of community-based asthma self-management intervention for adolescents.Journal of adolescence · 2018Article
- Asthma in Children With Comorbid Obesity: Intervention Development in a High-Risk Urban Community.Health promotion practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundPuerto Rican children have the highest prevalence of asthma, but detailed descriptions of this population have been limited to the island of Puerto Rico and the northeastern United States.
objectiveTo describe the asthma characteristics of this urban Midwest cohort of Puerto Rican youth, focusing on medication behaviors, and to test whether their asthma outcomes are associated with their demographic and psychosocial variables.
methodsData are from the baseline cohorts of a randomized controlled trial designed to improve medication adherence in Puerto Rican youth. Recruitment used a community-based participatory research approach. Data were collected in the home. Medications and medication technique were visually assessed, and adherence was determined using electronic medication monitors or counters. Data on asthma symptoms and morbidity, demographics, and psychosocial factors were collected.
resultsThe recruitment of 101 participants (51 in elementary school and 50 in high school) was completed in 14 months. Despite overall high asthma severity and poor asthma control, 20% of participants had no reliever medicine in their home. Self-report of controller use was higher than actual controller medications visualized in the home. For those who had an inhaled corticosteroid medicine (only 45% of elementary school participants and 12% of high school participants), median adherence was 1.0 doses per day. Rates of depression and stress were very high among both caregivers and children.
conclusionPuerto Rican youth in the Midwest bear a significant asthma burden in addition to other stressors, including depression. Visual inspection of medications and monitoring of adherence are critical for understanding asthma morbidity in this high-risk population.
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