Studies & Reports
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Study Examines Effects of Passive Tobacco Smoke on Risk of Asthma
In the October 2018 edition of Environmental Research, a study “compared the risk of asthma in groups exposed to passive tobacco smoke.” Over the course of the study period, “passive smoke exposure level among children ages 3-11 in the US” decreased, but researchers still found “higher exposure to passive smoke is still associated with higher…
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Researchers Conduct Longitudinal Examination of Asthma Medication Ratio
The June 2018 edition of The American Journal of Managed Care includes a longitudinal examination of the asthma medication ratio (AMR) of “a large national cohort of children with asthma.” Researchers calculated an AMR for each patient at rolling 3-month and 6-month periods, and classified patients as being at a low-risk, high-risk, or missing AMR.…
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Study Investigates Criteria Other than HEDIS for Persistent Asthma
The June 2018 Edition of The Journal of Managed Care contains an article that explores criteria other than the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) persistent asthma definition. Researchers performed an analysis on patients aged two to eighteen with three years of continuous enrollment, constructing and testing multiple potential definitions on two years of…
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Article Examines Asthma Safety of Long-Acting β2-Agonists
In an article published in the June 2018 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers reviewed safety concerns over long-acting β2 – agonists (LABAs) in asthma management. To conduct the study, researchers “performed a combined analysis of the four trials comparing an inhaled glucocorticoid plus a LABA (combination therapy) with an inhaled glucocorticoid…
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Researchers Explore Using Wellness Coaches to Affect Pediatric Asthma Outcomes
Translational Behavioral Medicine’s June 2018 edition includes an article exploring the use of wellness coaches to target parental stress, “a well-documented mediator of poor pediatric asthma outcomes.” Researchers utilized two wellness coaches that conducted four-session interventions on parents with children with persistent asthma. “Participants reported high acceptability of working with the wellness coaches,” and “use…
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Effects of Interactive Physical Play and Asthma Symptoms on Socio-Emotional and Academic Outcomes in Children
In an article in the July 2018 edition of The Journal of Asthma, researchers sought to investigate how a reduction of interactive physical play due to asthma can impact socio-emotional and academic outcomes for children. Researchers examined caregiver surveys of 324 children that assessed asthma severity, the amount of interactive physical play, socio-emotional and academic…
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Article Discusses Risks of Thunderstorms on Asthma
An article published on Medscape in August 2017 discusses how thunderstorms can lead to asthma epidemics and affect “patients who have never exhibited asthma symptoms before.” Usually, pollen grains are too large and don’t move down to the bronchial tree. The weather effects in thunderstorms can break down pollen to a small size “resulting in…
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Study Examines Increased Dose of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Children with Asthma in the Yellow Zone
An article in the June 2018 edition of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology reviewed studies examining an increased dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) when children with asthma were in the yellow zone. After reviewing several studies, the authors note there are “conflicting results and lack of support to increase dose of ICS,” and suggest it…
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Study Reviews Biomarkers and Endotypes in Childhood Asthma
In the June edition of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology an article examines the underlying molecular mechanisms of asthma phenotypes and pays special attention to asthma endotypes and biomarkers. The article notes “a careful assessment of inflammatory endotypes should be considered a central component of the workup and management of severe asthma in children.” The…