ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2014
A simulation model of building intervention impacts on indoor environmental quality, pediatric asthma, and costs.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Economic evidence for nonpharmacological asthma management interventions: A systematic review.Allergy · 2018Pooled it
- Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
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- Impact of meteorology on indoor air quality, energy use, and health in a typical mid-rise multi-family home in the eastern United States.Indoor air · 2022Article
- The impact of energy retrofits on pediatric asthma exacerbation in a Boston multi-family housing complex: a systems science approach.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- A Bayesian spatio-temporal analysis of neighborhood pediatric asthma emergency department visit disparities.Health & place · 2020Article
- Modeling microbial growth in carpet dust exposed to diurnal variations in relative humidity using the "Time-of-Wetness" framework.Indoor air · 2020Article
- From one species to another: A review on the interaction between chemistry and microbiology in relation to cleaning in the built environment.Indoor air · 2019Review
- Variability of indoor fungal microbiome of green and non-green low-income homes in Cincinnati, Ohio.The Science of the total environment · 2018Article
- Airborne Particulate Matter in Two Multi-Family Green Buildings: Concentrations and Effect of Ventilation and Occupant Behavior.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
- Cross-Disciplinary Consultancy to Enhance Predictions of Asthma Exacerbation Risk in Boston.Online journal of public health informatics · 2016Article
- Difficult-to-control asthma: epidemiology and its link with environmental factors.Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology · 2015Review
- A cross sectional analysis of behaviors related to operating gas stoves and pneumonia in U.S. children under the age of 5.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Impacting Environmental and Public Health through the Use of Dual Targeted and Tailored Asthma Educational Interventions.Journal of environmental and public health · 2015Article
- Reducing patients' exposures to asthma and allergy triggers in their homes: an evaluation of effectiveness of grades of forced air ventilation filters.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2014Article
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- Breathe Easy at Home: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Pediatric Asthma Intervention.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
- Environment and Health in Children Day Care Centres (ENVIRH) - Study rationale and protocol.Revista portuguesa de pneumologiaArticle
- Environment and Health in Children Day Care Centres (ENVIRH) - Study rationale and protocol.Revista portuguesa de pneumologiaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough indoor environmental conditions can affect pediatric asthmatic patients, few studies have characterized the effect of building interventions on asthma-related outcomes. Simulation models can evaluate such complex systems but have not been applied in this context.
objectiveWe sought to evaluate the impact of building interventions on indoor environmental quality and pediatric asthma health care use, and to conduct cost comparisons between intervention and health care costs and energy savings.
methodsWe applied our previously developed discrete event simulation model (DEM) to simulate the effect of environmental factors, medication compliance, seasonality, and medical history on (1) pollutant concentrations indoors and (2) asthma outcomes in low-income multifamily housing. We estimated health care use and costs at baseline and subsequent to interventions, and then compared health care costs with energy savings and intervention costs.
resultsInterventions, such as integrated pest management and repairing kitchen exhaust fans, led to 7% to 12% reductions in serious asthma events with 1- to 3-year payback periods. Weatherization efforts targeted solely toward tightening a building envelope led to 20% more serious asthma events, but bundling with repairing kitchen exhaust fans and eliminating indoor sources (eg, gas stoves or smokers) mitigated this effect.
conclusionOur pediatric asthma model provides a tool to prioritize individual and bundled building interventions based on their effects on health and costs, highlighting the tradeoffs between weatherization, indoor air quality, and health. Our work bridges the gap between clinical and environmental health sciences by increasing physicians' understanding of the effect that home environmental changes can have on their patients' asthma.
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