How Families Manage the Home Environment for Young People With Asthma and Allergic Sensitisation: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Children and young people (CYP) with severe, sub-optimally controlled asthma and co-existing allergic senitization to indoor aeroallergens, such as pet dander and house dust mite (HDM), would likely benefit from reduced allergen exposure. Multiple allergen remediation interventions exist and are often suggested to families in secondary care asthma clinics in the United Kingdom. Evidence suggests remediation uptake is low or partial but there is sparse evidence to explain why. This study aims to explain how families in this situation make decisions about home-based allergen remediations.

Methods

In-depth qualitative interviews with CYP and mothers were analyzed, and a grounded theory approach was used to develop a theory to explain decision-making processes

SUBMITTER: Lewis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature