A randomized clinical trial to reduce asthma morbidity among inner-city children: results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study.
J Pediatr
; 135(3): 332-8, 1999 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10484799
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a family-focused asthma intervention designed for inner-city children 5 to 11 years old with moderate to severe asthma. STUDY DESIGN: Randomized, multisite, controlled trial to minimize symptom days (wheeze, loss of sleep, reduction in play activity) measured by a 2-week recall assessed at 2-month intervals over a 2-year follow-up period. The intervention was tailored to each family's individual asthma risk profile assessed at baseline. RESULTS: Averaged over the first 12 months, participants in the intervention group (n = 515) reported 3.51 symptom days in the 2 weeks before each follow-up interview compared with 4.06 symptom days for the control group (n = 518), a difference of 0.55 (95% CI, 0.18 to 0.92, P =.004). The reduction among children with severe asthma was approximately 3 times greater (1.54 d/2 wk). More children in the control group (18.9%) were hospitalized during the intervention compared with children in the intervention group (14. 8%), a decrease of 4.19% (CI, -8.75 to 0.36, P =.071). These improvements were maintained in the intervention group during the second year of follow-up, during which they did not have access to the asthma counselor. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that an individually tailored, multifaceted intervention carried out by Masters-level social workers trained in asthma management can reduce asthma symptoms among children in the inner city.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pais
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Asma
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Serviço Social
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Serviços Urbanos de Saúde
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Aconselhamento
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos