ERIC Number: EJ1434813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
School-Supervised Asthma Therapy Is Associated with Improved Long-Term Asthma Outcomes for Underrepresented Minority Children
Holly N. Shillan; Janki P. Luther; Grace W. Ryan; Shushmita Hoque; Michelle A. Spano; Darleen M. Lessard; Lynn B. Gerald; Lori Pbert; Wanda Phipatanakul; Robert J. Goldberg; Michelle K. Trivedi
Journal of School Nursing, v40 n4 p440-445 2024
Asthma morbidity disproportionately impacts children from low-income and racial/ethnic minority communities. School-supervised asthma therapy improves asthma outcomes for up to 15 months for underrepresented minority children, but little is known about whether these benefits are sustained over time. We examined the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions for 83 children enrolled in Asthma Link, a school nurse-supervised asthma therapy program serving predominantly underrepresented minority children. We compared outcomes between the year preceding enrollment and years one-four post-enrollment. Compared with the year prior to enrollment, asthma-related ED visits decreased by 67.9% at one year, 59.5% at two years, 70.2% at three years, and 50% at four years post-enrollment (all p-values< 0.005). There were also significant declines in mean numbers of total ED visits, asthma-related hospital admissions, and total hospital admissions. Our results indicate that school nurse-supervised asthma therapy could potentially mitigate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in childhood asthma.
Descriptors: Diseases, Therapy, Minority Group Children, Disproportionate Representation, Health Services, Comprehensive School Health Education, School Nurses, Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Low Income Students, Partnerships in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (DHHS/NIH); National Cancer Institute (NCI) (DHHS/NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Grant or Contract Numbers: UL1TR00145301; KL2TR001455; K23HL15034; T32CA172009