Quantifying preventive asthma care delivered at office visits: the Preventive Asthma Care-Composite Index (PAC-CI).

Full Abstract

Our objective was to develop a composite index to measure and quantify preventive asthma care delivered in the primary care office. We documented preventive actions used for children with asthma at the time of an office visit and weighted actions based on their intensity to create a composite index. The usefulness of the index was supported by significant correlations with several measures of symptom severity. The composite index also varied by visit type, with the highest scores noted for asthma-related visits, compared to well-child and other illness visits. This composite index has potential use for research and quality improvement efforts.

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Author information

Author/s: Halterman, Jill S (JS); Kitzman, Harriet (H); McMullen, Ann (A); Lynch, Kathleen (K); Fagnano, Maria (M); Conn, Kelly M (KM); Yoos, H Lorrie (HL);

Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the Strong Children's Research Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. jill_halterman(-atsign-)urmc.rochester.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (J Asthma), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 43 (issue 7) : pp 559-64

Dates: Created 2006/08/30; Completed 2006/10/17; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 16939999, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Administration, Inhalation
Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use
Asthma - prevention & control
Child
Child, Preschool
Delivery of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Female
Follow-Up Studies

Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
New York
Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Quality Assurance, Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Recurrence - prevention & control
Referral and Consultation - statistics & numerical data
Statistics as Topic

Associated Chemicals: Adrenal Cortex Hormones (0) ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents (0)

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