African Americans Want a Focus on Shared Decision-Making in Asthma Adherence Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) reduce asthma-related morbidity and mortality. However, ICS non-adherence is more common in African American (AA) adults than White adults and explains, in part, the marked asthma disparities that AAs experience. We aimed to understand how ICS non-adherence could be addressed from the perspective of AA adults with asthma, their family, and friends.

Methods

We held six focus groups at two urban federally qualified health centers separately with adult asthma patients (n = 2), patients' family/friends (n = 2), and patients and family/friends together (n = 2). Qualitative descriptive methodology guided the design and the conduct of focus groups. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed by three coders working independently using c

SUBMITTER: George M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6960328 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature