Studies & Reports
One of our core strategies at RAMP is to keep the asthma field abreast of best practices, timely opportunities, and emerging research in order to build capacity for reducing the inequitable burden of asthma. We do this by cultivating an extensive hub of asthma-related information across a wide range of topics, including asthma management and healthcare, housing, air pollution, schools, the built environment, and more.
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Study Reviews Medical Adherence in Asthma
Pediatric Pulmonology includes an article in its January 2020 edition that looks at adherence to asthma medications as a key component in treating children with asthma. They suggest “multicomponent patient-centered strategies, as well as strategies that utilize technology and habit formation strategies may be helpful in improving medication adherence.” They also suggest “in some populations,…
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Impacts of Racial Disparities Regarding Allergic Outcomes
The Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology contains an article in its January 2020 edition that assessed whether allergy-related racial disparities at age 2 persisted to age 10. The researchers found “black children fared worse than white children with respect to each outcome. Black children were more likely to have eczema, asthma, sensitization… and at…
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History of Asthma and Associations with Anaphylaxis Severity
The January 2020 edition of The Journal of Pediatrics includes an article examining “whether a history of asthma was associated with anaphylaxis severity in children hospitalized for anaphylaxis.” The study looked at 603 children hospitalized for anaphylaxis between 2009 and 2016. The researchers found “children hospitalized for anaphylaxis with a history of asthma were not…
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Article Examines Risk of Childhood Asthma Associated with Maternal Diabetes
In The Journal of Pediatrics’ January 2020 edition, an article examines how maternal preexisting type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus impact childhood asthma. The study consisted of 3119 children exposed to type 2 diabetes and 9836 to gestational diabetes mellitus. The researchers concluded that “the risk of childhood asthma was predominately observed for exposure…
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Researchers Examine Disease Burden of Adverse Childhood Experiences
The January 2020 edition of Plos One includes an article examining the disease burden of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Researchers used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 14 states and looked for direct and indirect associations of ACEs exposure with health outcomes. They found exposure to ACEs was associated with “significantly higher…
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Neighborhood Racial Composition and Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations
A study in the September 2019 edition of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health examined neighborhood racial composition, extrinsic and intrinsic vulnerability, and exposure to particulate matter. The researchers found Latinx tracts were “highly correlated with extrinsic vulnerability (economic disadvantage and limited English-speaking ability),” and Black tracts were “highly correlated with intrinsic…
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Risks of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease on Children with Asthma
The American Academy of Pediatrics published an article online in January of 2020 looking at the risks of invasive pneumococcal disease on children with asthma, particularly after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. Researchers searched through four electronic databases and found five articles that fit the study. The found “Children with asthma had 90% higher…
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Article Examines Medication Use of Schools for Best Practices
In the February 2020 edition of the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, an article investigates how best to utilize medications in schools for students with chronic conditions and in emergency situations. Researchers conducted a systematic review of articles to investigate how schools can be more active in optimizing care of their students by being…