Factors associated with completion of a behavioral intervention for caregivers of urban children with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of preventive follow-up asthma care after an acute emergency department (ED) visit are low among inner-city children. We implemented a novel behavioral asthma intervention, Pediatric Asthma Alert (PAAL) intervention, to improve outpatient follow-up and preventive care for urban children with a recent ED visit for asthma.

Objective

The objective of this article is to describe the PAAL intervention and examine factors associated with intervention completers and noncompleters.

Methods

Children with persistent asthma and recurrent ED visits (N = 300) were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of the PAAL intervention that included two home visits and a facilitated follow-up visit with the child's primary care provider (PCP). Children were categorized

SUBMITTER: Butz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3773483 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature