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Asthma

Journal Article
User-centered Design of a Scalable, Electronic Health Record-Integrated Remote Symptom Monitoring Intervention for Patients with Asthma and Providers in Primary Care
The objective of this article is to determine user and electronic health records (EHR) integration requirements for a scalable remote symptom monitoring intervention for asthma patients and their providers.
Jan 27, 2023
Commentary
The Importance of Getting the Affordable Part of the Affordable Care Act Right
The ACA's expansion of Medicaid and the marketplaces that sell subsidized policies have helped decrease the uninsured rate. Research on being underinsured shows that affordability at the point of care is central to keeping people healthy. For example, a new study found a significant relationship between having health insurance and better asthma control.
Jun 17, 2022
Journal Article
Toward an Asthma Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Use in Digital Remote Monitoring
The study sought to develop and test a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for suitability in digital remote asthma symptom monitoring to identify uncontrolled asthma.
Sep 22, 2021
Journal Article
A Clinically Integrated Mhealth App and Practice Model for Collecting Patient-Reported Outcomes Between Visits for Asthma Patients: Implementation and Feasibility
Implementation of a clinically integrated mHealth app and practice model can achieve high patient retention and adherence to guideline-recommended asthma symptom monitoring, while minimally burdening clinicians.
Apr 30, 2020
Commentary
At the Nexus of the Health Care System and the Community
Asthma is a common and expensive childhood condition that erodes quality of life for kids and families. Researchers sought to identify patient-centered interventions to reduce avoidable asthma-related acute care use and improve outcomes. They found that the solutions lie at the nexus of the health care system and the community.
Dec 3, 2019
Journal Article
Cluster Analysis of Acute Care Use Yields Insights for Tailored Pediatric Asthma Interventions
Care patterns for pediatric asthma can help identify differences between types of patients - and possible ways to reduce avoidable hospitalizations.
Jan 31, 2018
Journal Article
Core Components for a Clinically Integrated mHealth App for Asthma Symptom Monitoring
Smartphone-based health apps - using patient reported outcomes - can help asthma patients monitor symptoms between doctor visits.
Dec 15, 2017
Commentary
Using Wearable Fitness Devices to Monitor More Than Just Fitness
Manufacturers could reinvigorate the market for personal health devices by incorporating measures of health and well-being beyond step counts. Wearables could gauge a neighborhood's air quality, safety, or its level of social connectedness.
May 14, 2017
Journal Article
The "Retrofitting" Approach to Adapting Evidence-Based Interventions: A Case Study of Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination, United States, 2010–2014
This case study of pediatric asthma care coordination found preliminary support for the validity of retrofitting concept--adapting evidence-based modifications rather than entirely new interventions.
Sep 14, 2016
Journal Article
Understanding Asthma-Specific Quality of Life: Moving Beyond Asthma Symptoms and Severity
This study identifies the unique contributions of asthma severity, symptoms, control and generic measures of quality of life (QoL) to asthma-specific QoL, as measured by the 12-item RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life scale (RAND-IAQL-12).
Apr 28, 2015
Journal Article
Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms and Medical Illness Among Adults with Anxiety Disorders
The current study assessed associations between severity of anxiety and depression and the presence of medical conditions in adults diagnosed with anxiety disorders.
Dec 31, 2014
Journal Article
Rehospitalization for Childhood Asthma: Timing, Variation, and Opportunities for Intervention
Significant variation in asthma rehospitalization rates exists across children's hospitals from 7 to 365 days after an index admission.
Feb 1, 2014
Journal Article
Assessing the Validity of the RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Short Forms
In response to recommendations from the 2010 National Institutes of Health Asthma Outcomes Workshop, we developed a system for measuring the negative impact of asthma on quality of life (QoL), which was referred to as the RAND Negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life (RAND-IAQL) item bank.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Correspondence Between the RAND-negative Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life Item Bank and the Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire
The objective of this article was to provide an example of how to transform scores across disparate measures by using an item response theory (IRT)-based linking method.
Jan 1, 2014
Journal Article
Development and Validation of the RAND Asthma Control Measure
The RAND-ACM, a five-item self-reported asthma control survey measure, performs well in a large ethnically-diverse sample of US adults with asthma and provides a cost-free alternative to other asthma control measures currently available.
Jan 1, 2014
Commentary
Can the Affordable Care Act Help Asthma Sufferers Breathe Easier?
ACA reforms can potentially address barriers that get in the way of individuals with asthma getting the care they need. At the population level, the law has the potential to improve outcomes and efficiency and equity of services for chronic conditions such as asthma for which cost-effective preventive treatments exist.
Nov 20, 2013
Journal Article
Reducing Quality-of-Care Disparities in Childhood Asthma: La Red De Asma Infantil Intervention in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The objective of this study was to describe our experience in reducing quality-of-care disparities among Puerto Rican children with asthma by adapting 2 existing evidence-based asthma interventions.
Mar 1, 2013
Journal Article
Developing an Item Bank and Short Forms That Assess the Impact of Asthma on Quality of Life
The present work describes the process of developing an item bank and short forms that measure the impact of asthma on quality of life (QoL) that avoids confounding QoL with asthma symptomatology and functional impairment.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Development of a Measure of Asthma-Specific Quality of Life Among Adults
Items covering a broad range of content were developed that can serve as a valid gauge of individuals' perceptions of the effects of asthma and its treatment on their lives.
Jan 1, 2013
Journal Article
Anti-inflammatory Medication Adherence, Healthcare Utilization and Expenditures Among Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Enrollees with Asthma
Underuse of controller therapy among Medicaid-enrolled children is common and leads to more emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations.
May 1, 2012

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RAND Topic:
Asthma

Topic Synonyms:
Reactive Airway Disease

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