Risk factors for pediatric asthma emergency visits

J. R. Meurer; V. George; S. J. Subichin; M. Malloy; L. Gehring; J. Carroll; S. Diehr; C. Eisenberg; W. Gershan; R. Helm; S. Hill; K. Kelly; M. Layde; C. Leach; D. Lilich; B. Sherman; D. Waters

doi:10.3109/02770900009087303

Risk factors for pediatric asthma emergency visits

J. R. Meurer, V. George, S. J. Subichin, M. Malloy, L. Gehring, J. Carroll, S. Diehr, C. Eisenberg, W. Gershan, R. Helm, S. Hill, K. Kelly, M. Layde, C. Leach, D. Lilich, B. Sherman, D. Waters

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for pediatric asthma emergency department (ED) visits. A cross-sectional sample of 307 families (24%) responded to a mailed survey. Respondents were similar to the target population of 2487 children with asthma. Thirty-seven percent of respondents had two or more asthma ED visits in the past year. Asthma ED use was associated with persistent asthma symptoms, parents without high school diplomas, age under 4 years, African-American race/ethnicity, use of written care plans, and use of spacers at school. The latter two variables were associated with severe asthma. High-risk children can be targeted for office-based medical care.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	653-659
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Asthma
Volume	37
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02770900009087303
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asthma
Emergency service
Healthcare surveys
Hospital
Risk factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Immunology and Allergy
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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Risk factors for pediatric asthma emergency visits. / Meurer, J. R.; George, V.; Subichin, S. J.; Malloy, M.; Gehring, L.; Carroll, J.; Diehr, S.; Eisenberg, C.; Gershan, W.; Helm, R.; Hill, S.; Kelly, K.; Layde, M.; Leach, C.; Lilich, D.; Sherman, B.; Waters, D.

In: Journal of Asthma, Vol. 37, No. 8, 2000, p. 653-659.

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