Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management
BackgroundThe current United States asthma management guidelines recommend usage of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for outdoor activity modification when air pollution is high. Little is known about parental knowledge and usage of air quality including the AQI in managing childhood asthma.MethodsForty...
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| author | Jessica Reyes-Angel Yueh-Ying Han Erick Forno Juan C Celedón Franziska J Rosser |
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| description | BackgroundThe current United States asthma management guidelines recommend usage of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for outdoor activity modification when air pollution is high. Little is known about parental knowledge and usage of air quality including the AQI in managing childhood asthma.MethodsForty parents (or legal guardians) of children with persistent asthma completed a questionnaire designed to assess 4 areas related to outdoor air pollution: awareness, perception, behavioral modification, and prior healthcare provider discussion. Descriptive statistics were obtained and Fisher's exact test was used for analysis of behavioral change by selected variables.ResultsAlmost all parents reported awareness of air quality alerts or AQI, however, only 20% checked the AQI on the AirNow app or website. Most parents reported air pollution as a trigger (65%), yet few parents reported behavioral modification of their child's outdoor activity based on the perception of poor air quality (43%) or based on AQI or alerts (40%). Over half of parents reported a healthcare provider had ever discussed air pollution as a trigger, with few parents (23%) reporting recommendations for behavior change. Perception of air pollution as a trigger, healthcare provider discussion and recommendations, and usage of AirNow were associated with increased reported activity change.ConclusionHealthcare providers should discuss outdoor air pollution during asthma management in children and should discuss AirNow as a source for AQI information and behavioral recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-308a156cf000487d81d48759ef4c2a692022-12-22T04:35:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602022-10-011010.3389/fped.2022.966372966372Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma managementJessica Reyes-AngelYueh-Ying HanErick FornoJuan C CeledónFranziska J RosserBackgroundThe current United States asthma management guidelines recommend usage of the Air Quality Index (AQI) for outdoor activity modification when air pollution is high. Little is known about parental knowledge and usage of air quality including the AQI in managing childhood asthma.MethodsForty parents (or legal guardians) of children with persistent asthma completed a questionnaire designed to assess 4 areas related to outdoor air pollution: awareness, perception, behavioral modification, and prior healthcare provider discussion. Descriptive statistics were obtained and Fisher's exact test was used for analysis of behavioral change by selected variables.ResultsAlmost all parents reported awareness of air quality alerts or AQI, however, only 20% checked the AQI on the AirNow app or website. Most parents reported air pollution as a trigger (65%), yet few parents reported behavioral modification of their child's outdoor activity based on the perception of poor air quality (43%) or based on AQI or alerts (40%). Over half of parents reported a healthcare provider had ever discussed air pollution as a trigger, with few parents (23%) reporting recommendations for behavior change. Perception of air pollution as a trigger, healthcare provider discussion and recommendations, and usage of AirNow were associated with increased reported activity change.ConclusionHealthcare providers should discuss outdoor air pollution during asthma management in children and should discuss AirNow as a source for AQI information and behavioral recommendations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.966372/fullchildhood asthmaair quality indexair pollutionparental knowledge and practiceair quality index (AQI) |
| spellingShingle | Jessica Reyes-Angel Yueh-Ying Han Erick Forno Juan C Celedón Franziska J Rosser Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management Frontiers in Pediatrics childhood asthma air quality index air pollution parental knowledge and practice air quality index (AQI) |
| title | Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management |
| title_full | Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management |
| title_short | Parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management |
| title_sort | parental knowledge and usage of air quality in childhood asthma management |
| topic | childhood asthma air quality index air pollution parental knowledge and practice air quality index (AQI) |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.966372/full |
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