Impact of a household environmental intervention delivered by lay health workers on asthma symptom control in urban, disadvantaged children with asthma

T. Bryant-Stephens, C. Kurian, R. Guo and H. Zhao

American Journal of Public Health, 2009, vol. 99, S657-665

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: We examined whether a home-based educational and environmental intervention delivered by lay health educators would improve asthma symptom control in inner-city children with asthma. METHODS: Children 2 to 16 years of age with diagnosed asthma and at least 1 asthma-related hospitalization or 2 emergency visits in the prior year were randomly assigned into 2 groups (immediate and delayed intervention) in a crossover study. Each group participated in the active phase (intervention) and the inactive phase. Outcomes included asthma symptoms, albuterol use, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and trigger reduction. RESULTS: A total of 264 primarily Black (94%) children were enrolled. The mean number of emergency visits decreased by 30% and inpatient visits decreased by 53% (P

Date: 2009
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