inclusion
Item
a child will be included in the heal intervention study if he or she:
boolean
C1512693 (UMLS CUI [1])
age
Item
1. is a male or female child four to twelve years old, inclusive, at the time of recruitment, living in orleans parish or surrounding areas impacted by flooding.
boolean
C0001779 (UMLS CUI [1])
asthma
Item
2. has previously been given a diagnosis of asthma by a healthcare provider and who has symptoms as described below (criteria 3) for more than one year.
boolean
C0004096 (UMLS CUI [1])
long-term asthma control therapy
Item
3. is currently receiving long-term asthma control therapy, as reported at baseline, and either has symptoms consistent with persistent asthma (criterion 3a, see below) or has evidence of uncontrolled disease (criterion 3b); or is not currently receiving long-term asthma control therapy and has symptoms consistent with persistent asthma (criterion 3a) and also has evidence of uncontrolled disease (criterion 3b):
boolean
C0004096 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0087111 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
persistent asthma
Item
3a. evidence of persistent asthma as defined by the national asthma education and prevention program (naepp) of the national heart lung and blood institute expert panel report 2: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma (1997), which includes: asthma symptoms 3 or more days per week during the last two weeks, sleep disturbed due to asthma at least 3 times in the past month, or albuterol use (metered dose inhaler or nebulizer) for quick relief at least 8 times in the past two weeks, not including use as a preventive for exercise.
boolean
C3266628 (UMLS CUI [1])
uncontrolled disease
Item
3b. evidence of uncontrolled disease as defined by at least one of the following additional criteria:
boolean
C0205318 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0004096 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
emergency department visit
Item
i. one asthma-related unscheduled visit to an emergency department (ed), urgent care (uc), or clinic in the previous 12 months.
boolean
C0583237 (UMLS CUI [1])
hospitalization for asthma
Item
ii. one asthma-related overnight hospitalization in the previous 12 months.
boolean
C0019993 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0004096 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
oral corticosteroids
Item
iii. one or more bursts of oral corticosteroids or equivalent in the previous 12 months.
boolean
C0001617 (UMLS CUI [1])
parent or legal guardian willing to sign the written informed consent
Item
4) has a parent or legal guardian willing to sign the written informed consent prior to initiation into the study.
boolean
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1])
consent
Item
5) is willing to sign the assent form, if age appropriate.
boolean
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1])
exclusion
Item
a child will be excluded from the heal intervention study if she or he:
boolean
C2828389 (UMLS CUI [1])
mild intermittent asthma
Item
1. is defined as having mild intermittent asthma at baseline evaluation.
boolean
C1960045 (UMLS CUI [1])
asthma exacerbation
Item
2. has had a life-threatening asthma exacerbation in the last 5 years requiring intubation, mechanical ventilation, or resulting in a hypoxic seizure.
boolean
C0349790 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C2826244 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
comorbidity
Item
3. has significant medical illnesses other than asthma such as: any hematologic, endocrine, respiratory (other than asthma) or cardiac condition requiring daily medications; significant neurological disorder requiring daily medications; any clotting disorder; any obvious severe mental retardation that prohibits the child or the child s caregiver from answering questions or following instructions; any autoimmune disease; any immune deficiency; or any other serious medical condition including juvenile diabetes mellitus, hypo- or hyper- thyroidism, hemophilia, von willebrands disease, sickle cell disease, cerebral palsy, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, hyperimmunoglobulin e syndrome, or diagnosed allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
boolean
C0009488 (UMLS CUI [1])
home evaluation
Item
4. has not had a home evaluation completed within 4-6 weeks of the screening visit (may be re-screened).
boolean
foster parent
Item
5. lives with a foster parent.
boolean
C0337468 (UMLS CUI [1])
caregiver with no access to a phone
Item
6. has caregiver (typically the parent or guardian) who does not have access to a phone.
boolean
C0085537 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0745029 (UMLS CUI [2])
move out
Item
7. plans to move out of the recruitment area over the next year.
boolean
C1299988 (UMLS CUI [1])
child participation
Item
one child from each household will be selected to participate in the study. in the case of multiple eligible children, the youngest child will be included in the study.
boolean
C0680063 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C2348568 (UMLS CUI [1,2])