美国儿童哮喘治疗的种族差异
2012/11/09
摘要
目的:对美国儿童哮喘治疗的种族差异进行研究,并对临床治疗遵循临床最佳实践的程度进行评价。
方法:采用logistic回归对来自国家健康访谈调查2年的汇总数据进行分析。受试者为年龄2-17岁的当前哮喘患者或由医生或健康专家诊断的哮喘患者(n = 1757;465名为非洲裔美国人,212名为墨西哥裔美国人,190名波多黎各和其他西班牙人,806名为非西班牙裔白人,84名为其他种族儿童)。
结果:与非西班牙裔白人相比,非洲裔美国儿童采用预防性哮喘治疗的可能性较小,但更有可能拥有哮喘治疗计划。墨西哥裔美国儿童和波多黎各及其他西班牙裔儿童与非西班牙裔白人儿童在接受预防性哮喘治疗和哮喘治疗计划上无显著差异。非洲裔美国患儿和波多黎各及其他西班牙裔儿童的看护者,更有可能主诉其自身或相应儿童学习如何治疗儿童哮喘。在儿童使用快速哮喘缓解治疗和接受有关减少家庭、学校和工作环境中哮喘触发物接触的建议上,未见种族差异。
结论:研究显示,有必要进行更多的研究,证实哮喘治疗的种族差异。同时讨论了哮喘的公共健康应对措施和种族差异。
(林江涛 审校)
J Asthma. 2012 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print]
Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Management of Childhood Asthma in the United States.
McDaniel MK, Waldfogel J.
Source
Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, Urban Institute , Washington, DC , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES:We examined racial and ethnic differences in the management of childhood asthma in the United States and the extent that care conformed to clinical best practices.
METHODS:Two years of pooled data from the National Health Interview Survey were analyzed using logistic regression. The sample included all children between ages 2 and 17 years who had asthma currently and had been diagnosed with asthma by a doctor or health professional (n = 1757; 465 African-American, 212 Mexican-American, 190 Puerto Rican and other Hispanic, 806 white, non-Hispanic, and 84 children of other and multiple races and ethnicities).
RESULTS:African-American children with asthma were significantly less likely than white, non-Hispanic children to have taken preventive asthma medication, but more likely to have had an asthma management plan. Mexican-American and Puerto Rican and other Hispanic children did not differ significantly from white, non-Hispanic children in either receiving preventive asthma medication or having an asthma management plan. Caregivers of African-American and Puerto Rican and other Hispanic children were more likely to report that they or their child had taken a course or class on how to manage their child’s asthma. We did not find racial or ethnic differences in the extent children used quick-relief asthma medication or received advice about reducing asthma triggers in their home, school, or work environments.
CONCLUSIONS:This work highlights a need for more research on racial and ethnic differences in asthma management. Implications for public health responses and racial and ethnic disparities in asthma morbidity are discussed.
J Asthma. 2012 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print]
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