A pilot school-based health center intervention to improve asthma chronic care in high-poverty schools.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the feasibility and effectiveness of a multifaceted intervention administered through school-based health centers (SBHCs) to improve asthma control for children in high-poverty schools with not well controlled asthma.

Methods

Students 4-14 years old with persistent asthma were enrolled from three SBHCs. The centers' advanced practice providers received training on evidence-based asthma guidelines. Students randomized to the intervention received directly observed therapy of their asthma controller medication, medication adjustments as needed by the centers' providers, and daily self-management support. Students randomized to usual care were referred back to their primary care provider (PCP) for routine asthma care.

Results

We enrolled 29 students. St

SUBMITTER: Holmes LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8281495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature