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Point Of Care Spirometry Assessment For Pediatric Asthma Prevalence In A Family Homeless Shelter In Omaha, Nebraska, Nathaniel Mattison, Dale Agner, Breanne Parets, Haley Mathews, Emily Saliga, Maria Vacha, Jamicah Harris, Ryan Saliga
Point Of Care Spirometry Assessment For Pediatric Asthma Prevalence In A Family Homeless Shelter In Omaha, Nebraska, Nathaniel Mattison, Dale Agner, Breanne Parets, Haley Mathews, Emily Saliga, Maria Vacha, Jamicah Harris, Ryan Saliga
Graduate Medical Education Research Journal
Abstract:
Introduction: The few studies on pediatric asthma in US homeless shelters describe a 27.9 – 39.8% prevalence, and historically Omaha has had a high incidence of fatal pediatric asthma. Thereby, Clarkson Family Medicine (CFM) residency began a pediatric asthma outreach to a local family-homeless shelter to assess the prevalence of pediatric asthma and follow-up appointment attendance.
Methods: We obtained a voluntary parent-child assessment of the child’s respiratory history and an Asthma Control Test (ACT) between ages 4-18 for children residing at the family-homeless shelter. We obtained a pre-albuterol and post-albuterol mobile spirometer assessment using the Global Initiative for …