Reduced asthma morbidity during COVID-19 in minority children: is medication adherence a reason?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Asthma control improved during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined objectively measured medication adherence, asthma morbidity and quality of life (QoL) outcomes in Black and Latinx children by month for January-June 2019 (pre-COVID) compared to January-June 2020 (including first peak of COVID).

Methods

Secondary analyses of 94 children with asthma (ages 10-17 years, 64% Latinx, 36% Black) and their caregivers assigned to the comparison group of a longitudinal RCT intervention trial. Outcomes included mean aggregate electronic adherence for controller medications, oral steroid bursts, acute healthcare utilization, caregiver asthma QoL, and the Asthma Control Test. Repeated measures analyses were conducted due to multiple observations.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Feldman JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9532462 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature