Psychosocial Moderators and Outcomes of a Randomized Effectiveness Trial for Child Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Psychosocial factors play a role in child asthma morbidity and disparities, but their impact on asthma intervention effectiveness is less understood. This study examined how child, parent, and family psychosocial factors moderated asthma response to, and changed in response to, 2 community asthma interventions among urban minority youth.

Methods

Asthma Action at Erie was a randomized comparative effectiveness trial examining a community health worker (CHW) home intervention versus certified asthma educator (AE-C) services for children aged 5-16 with uncontrolled asthma (N = 223; mean age = 9.37, SD = 3.02; 85.2% Hispanic). Asthma control was assessed via the Asthma Control Test (ACT)/childhood ACT and activity limitation. Baseline child/parent depression and posttr

SUBMITTER: Weinstein SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8291673 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature