Comparison of associations of household-level and neighbourhood-level poverty markers with paediatric asthma care utilisation by race/ethnicity in an open cohort of community health centre patients.
Jennifer A LucasMiguel MarinoSteffani R BaileyAudree HsuRoopradha DattaErika CottrellYe Ji KimShakira F SugliaAndrew BazemoreJohn HeintzmanPublished in: Family medicine and community health (2023)
This study enhances understanding of measurements of race/ethnicity differences in asthma care utilisation by income, revealing different associations of living in low-income neighbourhoods and households for Latino, non-Latino white and non-Latino black children with asthma. This implies that markers of family and community poverty may both need to be considered when evaluating the association between economic status and healthcare utilisation. Tools to measure both kinds of poverty (family and community) may already exist within clinics, and can both be used to better tailor asthma care and reduce disparities in primary care safety net settings.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- primary care
- lung function
- allergic rhinitis
- palliative care
- affordable care act
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- african american
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- intensive care unit
- young adults
- physical activity
- air pollution
- chronic pain
- health information
- general practice