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| Title |
Addressing asthma and obesity in children with community health workers: proof-of-concept intervention development
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| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, December 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12887-016-0745-0 |
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| Authors |
Molly A Martin, Steven K. Rothschild, Elizabeth Lynch, Katherine Kaufer Christoffel, Militza M. Pagán, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Anna Barnes, Kelly Karavolos, Antonieta Diaz, Lucretia M. Hoffman, Diana Plata, Sandra Villalpando |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to design and test the feasibility and impact of a community health worker (CHW) intervention for comorbid asthma and obesity. Using a proof of concept study design, we collected pre/post outcomes from a single intervention cohort of urban low-income in a single community area. A community-based participatory research approach was employed. Forty-six children and their caregivers were recruited. Children were 5-12 years old with physician-diagnosed asthma and body mass index (BMI) > 85%. Families were offered 12 home visits from CHWs that integrated asthma and obesity core curriculums. The primary asthma outcome was asthma control, measured via the Childhood Asthma Control Test (cACT). The primary obesity outcome was child body mass index (BMI). Families received a median of 10 out of the 12 home visits over 1 year. At 1 year, there was a significant improvement in the number of children with controlled asthma as measured via cACT (85.7% at 1 year compared to 61.9% at baseline, p = 0.01). Activity limitations and emergency utilization were reduced while inhaler technique improved (p < 0.01 for all). Child BMI z-score was reduced: mean = 1.97 (SD 0.79) at 1 year compared to mean = 2.13 (SD 0.40) at baseline, p < 0.01. No association was seen between change in child BMI and change in asthma control. Worse baseline child depression scores were associated with less improvement in asthma control (p = 0.003) and higher baseline caregiver post-traumatic stress disorder scores were associated with increased child BMI (p = 0.012). The CHW intervention has promise for improving asthma and weight outcomes in high-risk children with comorbid asthma and obesity; this model warrants further development and investigation. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 183 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 32 | 17% |
| Researcher | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 14 | 8% |
| Other | 23 | 13% |
| Unknown | 53 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 16% |
| Psychology | 15 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 6% |
| Sports and Recreations | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 20 | 11% |
| Unknown | 60 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 June 2017.
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#6,816,460
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Outputs from BMC Pediatrics
#1,258
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#123,838
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Pediatrics
#16
of 43 outputs
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