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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2021

Home environment allergen exposure scale in older adult cohort with asthma.

Jessica Castner, Russell Barnett, Luz Huntington Moskos, Rodney J Folz, Barbara Polivka

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Long-term efficacy of HDM-SCIT in pediatric and adult patients with allergic rhinitis.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023
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Jessica CastnerCastner Incorporated, Stony Point Road, Grand Island, NY, 14072, USA. jpcastner15@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9889-3844
Russell BarnettKentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Luz Huntington MoskosUniversity of Louisville School of Nursing, Louisville, KY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1432-843X
Rodney J FolzUH Respiratory Health Center, Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Case Western Reserve University & University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Barbara PolivkaUniversity of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6415-0580

Funding

Asthma in Older Adults: Identifying Phenotypes and Factors Impacting OutcomesR01AG047297 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI FOLZ, RODNEY J, POLIVKA, BARBARA J · 2015 to 2019
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesHome environmental exposures are a primary source of asthma exacerbation. There is a gap in decision support models that efficiently aggregate the home exposure assessment scores for focused and tailored interventions. Three development methods of a home environment allergen exposure scale for persons with asthma (weighted by dimension reduction, unweighted, precision biomarker-based) were compared, and racial disparity tested.

methodsBaseline measures from a longitudinal cohort of 187 older adults with asthma were analyzed using humidity and particulate matter sensors, allergy testing, and a home environment checklist. Weights for the dimension reduction scale were obtained from factor analysis, applied for loadings > 0.35. Scales were tested in linear regression models with asthma control and asthma quality of life outcomes. Racial disparities were tested using t tests. Scale performance was tested using unadjusted regression analyses with asthma control and asthma quality of life outcomes, separately.

resultsThe 7-item empirically weighted scale demonstrated best performance with asthma control associations (F = 4.65, p = 0.03, R

conclusionThe Home Environment Allergen Exposure Scale scores were associated with racial disparities. Replicating these methods in populations residing in high-risk/low-income housing may generate a clinically meaningful, tailored assessment of asthma triggers. Further consideration for variables that address allergic reactivity and biomarker results is indicated to enhance the potential for a precision prevention score.

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Air Pollution, IndoorAllergensAsthmaEnvironmental ExposureHousingSurveys and QuestionnairesAgedCohort StudiesHealth Status DisparitiesHumansRacial GroupsReproducibility of ResultsAllergensAdultAgedAllergy and immunologyAsthmaEnvironmentHome care services

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PMID32557284
PMCPMC7851287

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