CAM use for Asthma in Low-income Black and White Adults

CAM 用于治疗低收入黑人和白人成人的哮喘

• 批准号: 6740729
• 负责人: MAUREEN GEORGE
• 金额: $ 4.11万
• 依托单位: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-07-01 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6740729
• 关键词: African American; alternative medicine; asthma; behavioral /social science research tag; caucasian American; clinical research; corticosteroids; health behavior; human subject; human therapy evaluation; inhalation drug administration; interview; low socioeconomic status; patient oriented research; postdoctoral investigator; racial /ethnic difference; respiratory disorder chemotherapy; urban area

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality are disproportionately increasing in low-income minorities despite excellent asthma pharmacotherapy. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), the cornerstone of asthma therapy, remain poor. Preliminary data and literature reviews suggest that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), folk and spiritual practices are common in this population. Interestingly, Blacks may use uniquely different CAMs as compared to Whites and low-income groups may use distinctly different CAMS than middle- and upper class patients. The overall aim of this proposal is to extend the preliminary work, which narrowly focused on urban Black adults with severe asthma by discovering the CAM, folk and spiritual practices of a more representative sample of low-income White and Black adults with mid-,moderate- and severe-persistent asthma, residing in 1 of 2 urban areas. In Aim 1, a rigorous inductive qualitative semistructured interview of 25 Whites and 25 Blacks will discover CAM use and provide the initial data for a new CAM tool. In Aim 2, ICS use will be objectively measured to more comprehensively characterize patients' asthma management. This knowledge is necessary before interventional studies can be designed, implemented and evaluated.

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