A qualitative study of perspectives on the acceptability and feasibility of "virtual home visits" for asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma home-visit programs delivered by community health workers (CHWs) are an effective way to improve asthma outcomes and cost of care, through performing home environmental inspections, delivering education and hands-on demonstrations, and providing personalized behavior change support. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many in-person asthma CHW programs have been adapted to be delivered virtually, but it is unclear whether this is acceptable or feasible for clients with asthma. This qualitative study sought to identify perspectives of prior clients of the Public Health-Seattle & King County Asthma Program on acceptability and feasibility of a hypothetical virtual asthma program.

Methods

We performed semi-structured interviews with participants speaking English, Sp

SUBMITTER: Crocker ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734151 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature