Pediatric Asthma Care Coordination in Underserved Communities: A Quasiexperimental Study.

• Autores: Mary R. Janevic, Shelley C. Stoll, Margaret Wilkin, Peter X. K. Song, Alan P. Baptist, Marielena Lara, Gilberto Ramos-Valencia, Tyra Bryant-Stephens, Victoria W. Persky, Kimberly Uyeda, Julie Kennedy Lesch, Wen Wang, Floyd J. Malveaux
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 106, Nº. 11, 2016, págs. 2012-2018
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives. To assess the effect of care coordination on asthma outcomes among children in underserved urban communities. Methods. We enrolled children, most of whom had very poorly or not well-controlled asthma, in medical-social care coordination programs in Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2011 to 2014. Participants (n = 805; mean age = 7 years) were 60% male, 50% African American, and 42% Latino. We assessed asthma symptoms and health care utilization via parent interview at baseline and 12 months. To prevent overestimation of intervention effects, we constructed a comparison group using bootstrap resampling of matched control cases from previous pediatric asthma trials. Results. At follow-up, intervention participants had 2.2 fewer symptom days per month (SD = 0.3; P < .01) and 1.9 fewer symptom nights per month (SD = 0.35; P < .01) than did the comparison group. The relative risk in the past year associated with the intervention was 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.45, 0.89) for an emergency department visit and 0.69 (95% CI = 0.47, 1.01) for hospitalization. Conclusions. Care coordination may improve pediatric asthma symptom control and reduce emergency department visits. Policy Implications. Expanding third-party reimbursement for care coordination services may help reduce pediatric asthma disparities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]