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Cluster Analysis of Acute Care Use Yields Insights for Tailored Pediatric Asthma Interventions

Care patterns for pediatric asthma can help identify differences between types of patients - and possible ways to reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

Jan 31, 2018
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Core Components for a Clinically Integrated mHealth App for Asthma Symptom Monitoring

Smartphone-based health apps - using patient reported outcomes - can help asthma patients monitor symptoms between doctor visits.

Dec 15, 2017
Commentary

Using Wearable Fitness Devices to Monitor More Than Just Fitness

Manufacturers could reinvigorate the market for personal health devices by incorporating measures of health and well-being beyond step counts. Wearables could gauge a neighborhood's air quality, safety, or its level of social connectedness.

May 14, 2017
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The "Retrofitting" Approach to Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions: A Case Study of Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination, United States, 2010–2014

This case study of pediatric asthma care coordination found preliminary support for the validity of retrofitting concept--adapting evidence-based modifications rather than entirely new interventions.

Sep 14, 2016
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Understanding Asthma-Specific Quality of Life: Moving Beyond Asthma Symptoms and Severity

This study identifies the unique contributions of asthma severity, symptoms, control and generic measures of quality of life (QoL) to asthma-specific QoL, as measured by the 12-item RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life scale (RAND-IAQL-12).

Apr 28, 2015
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Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Medical Illness Among Adults with Anxiety Disorders

The current study assessed associations between severity of anxiety and depression and the presence of medical conditions in adults diagnosed with anxiety disorders.

Dec 31, 2014
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Rehospitalization for Childhood Asthma: Timing, Variation, and Opportunities for Intervention

Significant variation in asthma rehospitalization rates exists across children's hospitals from 7 to 365 days after an index admission.

Feb 1, 2014
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Assessing the Validity of the RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Short Forms

In response to recommendations from the 2010 National Institutes of Health Asthma Outcomes Workshop, we developed a system for measuring the negative impact of asthma on quality of life (QoL), which was referred to as the RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life (RAND-IAQL) item bank.

Jan 1, 2014
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Correspondence Between the RAND-negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Item Bank and the Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

The objective of this article was to provide an example of how to transform scores across disparate measures by using an item response theory (IRT)-based linking method.

Jan 1, 2014
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Development and Validation of the RAND Asthma Control Measure

The RAND-ACM, a five-item self-reported asthma control survey measure, performs well in a large ethnically-diverse sample of US adults with asthma and provides a cost-free alternative to other asthma control measures currently available.

Jan 1, 2014
Commentary

Can the Affordable Care Act Help Asthma Sufferers Breathe Easier?

ACA reforms can potentially address barriers that get in the way of individuals with asthma getting the care they need. At the population level, the law has the potential to improve outcomes and efficiency and equity of services for chronic conditions such as asthma for which cost-effective preventive treatments exist.

Nov 20, 2013
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Reducing Quality-of-Care Disparities in Childhood Asthma: La Red De Asma Infantil Intervention in San Juan, Puerto Rico

The objective of this study was to describe our experience in reducing quality-of-care disparities among Puerto Rican children with asthma by adapting 2 existing evidence-based asthma interventions.

Mar 1, 2013
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Developing an Item Bank and Short Forms That Assess the Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life

The present work describes the process of developing an item bank and short forms that measure the impact of asthma on quality of life (QoL) that avoids confounding QoL with asthma symptomatology and functional impairment.

Jan 1, 2013
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Development of a Measure of Asthma-Specific Quality of Life Among Adults

Items covering a broad range of content were developed that can serve as a valid gauge of individuals' perceptions of the effects of asthma and its treatment on their lives.

Jan 1, 2013
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Anti-inflammatory Medication Adherence, Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Among Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Enrollees with Asthma

Underuse of controller therapy among Medicaid-enrolled children is common and leads to more emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.

May 1, 2012
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The Association of Health Insurance and Disease Impairment with Reported Asthma Prevalence in U.S. Children

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypotheses that reported asthma prevalence is higher among insured than uninsured children and that insurance-based differences in asthma diagnosis, treatment, and health care utilization are associated with disease severity. DATA SOURCES: National Health and Nutrition Examination ...

Feb 1, 2012
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Balancing "Fidelity" and Community Context in the Adaptation of Asthma Evidence-Based Interventions in the "Real World"

The Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) initiative selected five sites (New York City, Puerto Rico, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia) to engage in translational research to adapt evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to improve childhood asthma outcomes. The authors summarize the sites' experience.

Nov 1, 2011
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Community-Based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma

An alternative approach employs community-based care coordinators who bridge gaps between families, health care providers, and support services. Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) sites developed community-based care coordination approaches for childhood asthma.

Nov 1, 2011
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Using the PedsQL™ 3.0 Asthma Module to Obtain Scores Comparable with Those of the PROMIS Pediatric Asthma Impact Scale (PAIS)

The National Institutes of Health's Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) has developed several scales measuring symptoms and function for use by the clinical research community.

Nov 1, 2011
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Care Resulting from Air Pollution in Excess of Federal Standards

This study investigates racial and ethnic disparities in hospital admission and emergency room visit rates resulting from exposure to ozone and fine particulate matter levels in excess of federal standards ("excess attributable risk").

Oct 1, 2011

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RAND Topic:
Asthma

Topic Synonyms:
Reactive Airway Disease

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