Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of patient advocates for improving asthma outcomes in adults

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 850-860

  Apter, Andrea J ^a,b,c   Wan, Fei ^b,c   Reisine, Susan ^d   Bogen, Daniel K ^b,c   Rand, Cynthia ^e   Bender, Bruce ^f   Bennett, Ian M ^c   Gonzalez, Rodalyn ^a,b,c   Priolo, Chantel ^a,b,c   Sonnad, Seema S ^g   Bryant Stephens, Tyra ^h   Ferguson, Monica ^b,c   Boyd, Rhonda C ^h   Ten Have, Thomas ^b,c   Roy, Jason ^b,c  

^a Allergy   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma control; Asthma related quality of life; Inner city asthma; Patient advocate

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84884239624     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.812655     Document Type: Article

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