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Variation in asthma care at hospital discharge by race/ethnicity groups.
Journal of Asthma 2017 September 12
OBJECTIVE: While asthma disproportionately affects minorities, little is known about racial/ethnic differences in asthma care at hospital discharge.
METHODS: Secondary data analysis of multicenter retrospective study using standardized medical record review. A random sample of patients aged 2-54 years, who were hospitalized for asthma at 25 hospitals from 2012 to 2013 was analyzed. We categorized patients into three race/ethnicity groups: non-Hispanic white (NHW), non-Hispanic black (NHB), and Hispanic. Multivariable logistic regression using generalized estimating equations was used to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and the provision of guideline-concordant asthma care at hospital discharge including: the provision of asthma action plans, provision of new prescription of an inhaled corticosteroid, and referral to an asthma specialist.
RESULTS: Nine hundred thirteen patients (39% children, 71% minorities) hospitalized for asthma were included. In adjusted models, NHB children were significantly less likely to receive a written asthma action plan (OR 0.48; 95% CI 0.31-0.76) than NHW children. In contrast, among adults, we found no statistically significant difference in the provision of asthma action plan. Additionally, we found no difference in the provision of a new inhaled corticosteroid prescription or referral to an asthma specialist among children or adults.
CONCLUSIONS: NHB and Hispanic patients represent the majority of patients hospitalized for acute asthma in our cohort and were more likely than NHW patients to have increased markers of asthma severity. Despite this, the only significant racial/ethnic difference in asthma care at hospital discharge was among NHB children, who were less likely to receive a written asthma action plan .
METHODS: Secondary data analysis of multicenter retrospective study using standardized medical record review. A random sample of patients aged 2-54 years, who were hospitalized for asthma at 25 hospitals from 2012 to 2013 was analyzed. We categorized patients into three race/ethnicity groups: non-Hispanic white (NHW), non-Hispanic black (NHB), and Hispanic. Multivariable logistic regression using generalized estimating equations was used to examine the relationship between race/ethnicity and the provision of guideline-concordant asthma care at hospital discharge including: the provision of asthma action plans, provision of new prescription of an inhaled corticosteroid, and referral to an asthma specialist.
RESULTS: Nine hundred thirteen patients (39% children, 71% minorities) hospitalized for asthma were included. In adjusted models, NHB children were significantly less likely to receive a written asthma action plan (OR 0.48; 95% CI 0.31-0.76) than NHW children. In contrast, among adults, we found no statistically significant difference in the provision of asthma action plan. Additionally, we found no difference in the provision of a new inhaled corticosteroid prescription or referral to an asthma specialist among children or adults.
CONCLUSIONS: NHB and Hispanic patients represent the majority of patients hospitalized for acute asthma in our cohort and were more likely than NHW patients to have increased markers of asthma severity. Despite this, the only significant racial/ethnic difference in asthma care at hospital discharge was among NHB children, who were less likely to receive a written asthma action plan .
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