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Promoting risk reduction among young adults with asthma during wildfire smoke: A feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective(s)

This study explored the feasibility, acceptability, preliminary impact, and functionality of two risk reduction mobile application (app) interventions on asthma outcomes as compared to a control arm during wildfire season.

Design

Three-arm, 8-week randomized clinical trial.

Sample

Sixty-seven young adults with asthma were enrolled.

Measurements

The Asthma Control Test, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁ ) and the System Usability Scale were measured at baseline, 4, and 8 weeks. The Research Attitude Scale was administered at 8 weeks. Twenty participants from the two intervention arms completed an optional survey and six were interviewed after completing the study.

Intervention

Both intervention arms could access Smoke Sense Urbanova, an app that supports reducing risks from breathing wildfire smoke. The Smoke Sense Urbanova Plus arm also monitored their daily FEV₁ , received air quality notifications, and accessed preventive tips and a message board.

Results

Most participants agreed the app and spirometer were usable and their privacy and confidentiality were maintained. No adverse events were reported.

Conclusions

Participant-identified recommendations will support intervention refinement and testing. This research supports asthma self-management tools that public health nurses and community health workers can recommend for at-risk populations.

SUBMITTER: Postma JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8930445 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Promoting risk reduction among young adults with asthma during wildfire smoke: A feasibility study.

Postma Julie Marie JM Odom-Maryon Tamara T Rappold Ana G AG Haverkamp Hans H Amiri Solmaz S Bindler Ross R Whicker Justin J Walden Von V

Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.) 20211011 2

<h4>Objective(s)</h4>This study explored the feasibility, acceptability, preliminary impact, and functionality of two risk reduction mobile application (app) interventions on asthma outcomes as compared to a control arm during wildfire season.<h4>Design</h4>Three-arm, 8-week randomized clinical trial.<h4>Sample</h4>Sixty-seven young adults with asthma were enrolled.<h4>Measurements</h4>The Asthma Control Test, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV<sub>1</sub> ) and the System Usability Sca ...[more]

PMID: 34636066

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Project description:Central to public health risk communication is understanding the perspectives and shared values among individuals who need the information. Using the responses from a Smoke Sense citizen science project, we examined perspectives on the issue of wildfire smoke as a health risk in relation to an individual's preparedness to adopt recommended health behaviors. The Smoke Sense smartphone application provides wildfire-related health risk resources and invites participants to record their perspectives on the issue of wildfire smoke. Within the app, participants can explore current and forecasted daily air quality, maps of fire locations, satellite images of smoke plumes, and learn about health consequences of wildfire smoke. We used cluster analysis to identify perspective trait-clusters based on health status, experience with fire smoke, risk perception, self-efficacy, access to exposure-reducing resources, health information needs, and openness to health risk messaging. Differences between traits were examined based on demographics, health status, activity level and engagement with the app. We mapped these traits to the Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) to indicate where each trait lies in adopting recommended health behaviors. Finally, we suggest messaging strategies that may be suitable for each trait. We determined five distinct perspective traits which included individuals who were Protectors and have decided to engage on the issue by adopting new behaviors to protect their health; Cautious, Proactive, and Susceptible individuals who were at a Deciding stage but differed based on risk perceptions and information needs; and the Unengaged who did not perceive smoke as a health issue and were unlikely to change behavior in response to messaging. Across all five traits, the level of engagement and information needs differed substantially, but were not defined by demographics. Individuals in the Susceptible trait had the highest level of engagement and the highest information needs. Messaging that emphasizes self-efficacy and benefits of reducing exposure may be effective in motivating individuals from the deciding stage to taking health protective action. Shared perspectives define an individual's propensity for acting on recommended health behaviors, therefore, health risk message content should be tailored based on these perspectives.

Dataset Information

Promoting risk reduction among young adults with asthma during wildfire smoke: A feasibility study.

Objective(s)

Design

Sample

Measurements

Intervention

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Promoting risk reduction among young adults with asthma during wildfire smoke: A feasibility study.

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