Association between second hand smoke (SHS) exposure and caregiver stress in children with poorly controlled asthma.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Urban children with asthma experience high rates of second hand smoke (SHS) exposure. The objective was to examine whether SHS exposure is associated with symptom frequency in children with poorly controlled asthma. Methods: Children were enrolled in a RCT to test the efficacy of an environmental control behavioral intervention versus an attention control group and followed over 12 months. SHS exposure assessed using salivary cotinine measurement. Frequency of child asthma symptoms, healthcare utilization, household smoking and caregiver daily life stress were obtained via caregiver report. Time of enrollment was recorded to assess seasonal factors. Symptom days and nights were the primary outcomes. Multivariable models and odds ratios examined factors that best pr

SUBMITTER: Butz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551304 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature