New Zealand has one of the highest asthma prevalence rates among developed countries and previous research attributes …. International retrospective empirical studies suggest that home heating is associated with asthma rates. However, strong evid …¬ence of causality is lacking. In this paper, we empirically investigate the link between home heating and hospital asthma …

Asthma is the most common childhood chronic disease, and children in foster care have the highest rates of chronic … conditions of any studied child population. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are disparities in asthma … better on most performance measures than income-eligible Medicaid children. In contrast, children with asthma living in …

Objective: To assess the efficacy of a World Wide Web-enabled asthma self-management intervention on quality …-of-life indicators among self-selected participants with asthma. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used in which quality …-of-life outcome indicators were derived from the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ); this self …

Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of adults and children in industrialized countries, and has had a … marked increase in prevalence over the past 25 years. Asthma disproportionately affects under-represented minority … asthma prevalence and severity exist and are partially explained by environmental, social, cultural, and economic factors …

An essential component of quality asthma care is ongoing communication between patients and their caregivers. To make …. Interactive, electronic communication has the capacity to facilitate the timely exchange of data, including asthma … evolving and may be helpful, but use of the Internet for comprehensive asthma management still presents many practical …

's technology-based program(s), which provide asthma, diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular care to over 90 000 participants …. Methods: The programs are designed to support the health plan's patient population with asthma, diabetes, congestive heart … clinical outcomes were demonstrated for asthma, diabetes, and the cardiovascular diseases. Highlights include a 55.2% increase …