Trial reportBMC public health2019
Effects of the home-based educational intervention on health outcomes among primarily Hispanic children with asthma: a quasi-experimental study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Home-based educational interventions for children with asthma.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Addressing Pediatric Asthma Disparities through RI-AIR's Community Approach: A Randomized Trial.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2025Trial
- Review
- A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Community Health Worker Led Asthma Education Program in South Texas.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Healthy South Texas Asthma Program on improving health outcomes and reducing health disparities among the underserved Hispanic population: using the RE-AIM model.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Hospital Readmissions among the Pediatric Asthma Patient Population in South Texas: A Case-Crossover Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Association between Ambient Air Pollution and Hospital Length of Stay among Children with Asthma in South Texas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study.Journal of environmental and public health · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of Community Health Worker Intervention at Dayton Children's Hospital at Decreasing Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalization Rates for Pediatric Asthma Patients.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood asthma is a significant health issue with 8.3% prevalence in the U.S. Its prevalence is particularly higher among low-income communities in the Texas-Mexico border region, as they often lack access to clinical care and health insurance. This study examines the impact of a home-based education led by Community Health Workers (CHWs) on health outcomes for asthmatic, predominantly Hispanic children in these communities.
methodsThe study was a quasi-experimental design to learn the effectiveness of the asthma home-based education by comparing changes of health outcomes between baseline and follow-up of intervention and control groups. This study enrolled 290 participants, consisting of 130 in the intervention group and 160 in the control group. The educational intervention led by the CHWs referenced the Asthma and Healthy Homes curriculum and contents of the Seven Principles of Healthy Homes. The multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to estimate the associations between the intervention and each health outcome.
resultsWhen comparing the intervention group with the control group, the intervention group showed a significantly greater decrease in asthma attacks than the control group (p = 0.049). Although all of the five Children's Health Survey for Asthma (CHSA) scores showed significant improvements between baseline and follow-up in both groups, we found that increases of CHSA scores in the intervention group were higher than the control group except for emotional health of children (EC) score. The multiple linear regression models demonstrated that the mean changes in asthma attacks (p = 0.036) and emotional health of families (EF) score (p = 0.038) were significantly better in the intervention group than the control group, adjusting for children's age of diagnosis, household income, use of steroids, family history of allergy, and type of insurance.
conclusionsThis study concluded that the home-based education by CHWs effectively improve health outcomes among children in communities lacking access to medical resources. The findings suggest the importance of the home-based education program in promoting emotional and medical care for children and their families in low-income communities like those in the Texas-Mexico border region.
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