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Evaluation of the environmental scoring system in multiple child asthma intervention programs in Boston, Massachusetts

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  • Dong, Z.
  • Nath, A.
  • Guo, J.
  • Bhaumik, U.
  • Chin, M.Y.
  • Dong, S.
  • Marshall, E.
  • Murphy, J.S.
  • Sandel, M.T.
  • Sommer, S.J.
  • Ursprung, W.W.S.
  • Woods, E.R.
  • Reid, M.
  • Adamkiewicz, G.

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Objectives: To test the applicability of the Environmental Scoring System, a quick and simple approach for quantitatively measuring environmental triggers collected during home visits, and to evaluate its contribution to improving asthma outcomes among various child asthma programs. Methods: We pooled and analyzed data from multiple child asthma programs in the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts, collected in 2011 to 2016, to examine the association of environmental scores (ES) with measures of asthma outcomes and compare the results across programs. Results: Our analysis showed that demographics were important contributors to variability in asthma outcomes and total ES, and largely explained the differences among programs at baseline. Among all programs in general, we found that asthma outcomes were significantly improved and total ES significantly reduced over visits, with the total Asthma Control Test score negatively associated with total ES. Conclusions: Our study demonstrated that the Environmental Scoring System is a useful tool for measuring home asthma triggers and can be applied regardless of program and survey designs, and that demographics of the target population may influence the improvement in asthma outcomes.

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  • Dong, Z. & Nath, A. & Guo, J. & Bhaumik, U. & Chin, M.Y. & Dong, S. & Marshall, E. & Murphy, J.S. & Sandel, M.T. & Sommer, S.J. & Ursprung, W.W.S. & Woods, E.R. & Reid, M. & Adamkiewicz, G., 2018. "Evaluation of the environmental scoring system in multiple child asthma intervention programs in Boston, Massachusetts," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 108(1), pages 103-111.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2017.304125_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304125
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