Asthma Outcome Measures Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak Among the Pediatric Population in a Community Hospital.

Autor:	Shah M; Pediatrics, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA., Alsabri M; Pediatrics, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA., Al-Qadasi F; Health and Public Health, Yemen Family Care Association (YFCA), Sanaa, YEM., Malik S; Pediatrics, Saba University School of Medicine, The Bottom, BES., McClean C; Pediatrics, Saba University School of Medicine, The Bottom, BES., Ahmad K; Pulmonology, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA., Springer C; Psychology, Adelphi University, New York, USA., Viswanathan K; Pediatrics, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA., Kupferman FE; Pediatrics, Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Jun 03; Vol. 14 (6), pp. e25621. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 03 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.25621
Abstrakt:	Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is a global health threat that has affected patient care enormously. Moderate to severe asthma was listed as a risk factor for severe SARS-CoV-2 disease by the Centers for Disease Control. Little is known about the impact of the pandemic on asthma control in children, particularly African American children. Objective The present study sought to determine how changes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected asthma metrics in a majority African American pediatric population at a pediatric pulmonology clinic in a community hospital in New York. Methods This is a retrospective, pre-post, comparative cross-sectional study that included children three to 18 years of age with a known diagnosis of asthma followed in a pulmonary clinic. Data were gathered from electronic medical records. Subjects were selected if they presented to a pulmonology clinic within a certain time window both before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outcome variables included asthma medication statistics and healthcare utilization statistics. Results Inclusion criteria were met by 104 pediatric patients. The majority were African American. Emergency department visits, primary physician visits, and hospitalizations significantly decreased in the post-COVID study group compared to the pre-COVID control group. Conclusion Among a majority African American pediatric population, there were significant improvements in asthma outcomes after COVID-19 societal changes when compared to before COVID-19 based on outcome variables. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Shah et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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