Barriers to Adherence to Asthma Controller Meds in Low Income Urban Minority Adolescents

Rush University Medical Center4 enrolled

Overview

Poor adherence to appropriate asthma medications is an important risk factor contributing to high asthma morbidity and mortality in urban African American adolescents. As part of the ADEPT (Adolescent Disease Empowerment and Persistency Technology) for Asthma Pilot 2 study, a focus group was developed specifically to explore existing barriers to adherence among inner city African American adolescent asthmatics.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Asthma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 15 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * 12-18 years of age * self identify as African American * have persistent asthma * read at a minimum fourth grade reading level * be on a prescribed daily inhaled corticosteroid medication for asthma Exclusion Criteria: * candidate refusal or presence of other co-morbidities

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Focus groups explored whether a new communication medium improved adherence to asthma controller medications and to examine existing barriers to adherence among four urban African American adolescents with uncontrolled moderate persistent asthma

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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