Publications


CAC Guide to Asthma Publications

Prevalence, morbidity, mortality

NATIONAL

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Surveillance for Asthma--United States, 1980-1999. MMWR 2002;51(No. SS-1):1-13.
  2. Moorman JE, Rudd RA, Johnson CA, King M, Minor P, Bailey C, Scalia MR, Akinbami LJ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). National surveillance for asthma--United States, 1980-2004. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 2007;56(8):1-54.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Asthma prevalence and control characteristics by race/ethnicity--United States, 2002. MMWR 2004;53:145-148.
  4. Weiss KB, Wagener DK. Changing patterns of asthma mortality: Identifying target populations at high risk. JAMA 1990; 264:1683-1687.
  5. Lara M, Akinbami L, Flores G, Morgenstern H. Heterogeneity of childhood asthma among Hispanic children: Puerto Rican children bear a disproportionate burden. Pediatrics 2006:117:43-53.
  6. Rose D, Mannino DM, Leaderer BP. Asthma prevalence among US adults, 1998-2000:Role of Puerto Rican ethnicity and behavioral and geographic factors. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96:880-888.
  7. Grant EN, Lyttle CS, Weiss KB. The relation of socioeconomic factors and racial/ethnic differences in US asthma mortality. American Journal of Public Health 2000;90:1923-1925.
  8. Gergen PJ, Mullally DI, Evans R. National survey of prevalence of asthma among children in the United States, 1976 to 1980. Pediatrics 1988;81:1-7.

CHICAGO

  1. Weiss KB, Wagener DK. Geographic variations in US asthma mortality: Small-area analyses of excess mortality, 1981-1985. American Journal of Epidemiology 1990; 132(Supp No 1):S107-S115.
  2. Thomas SD, Whitman S. Asthma hospitalizations and mortality in Chicago. Chest 1999; 116:135-141S.
  3. Whitman S, Williams C, Shah A. Sinai Health System's Community Health Survey: Report 1. Chicago, Illinois: Sinai Health System, 2004.
  4. Marder D, Targonski P, Orris P, Persky V, Addington W. Effects of racial and socioeconomic factors on asthma mortality in Chicago. Chest 1992; 101: 426S-429S.
  5. Quinn K, Shalowitz MU., Berry CA., Mijanovich T, Wolf RL. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosed and Possible Undiagnosed Asthma Among Public-School Children in Chicago. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96:1599-1603.
  6. Shalowitz MU, Sadowski LM, Kumar R, Weiss KB, Shannon JJ. Asthma burden in a citywide, diverse sample of elementary schoolchildren in Chicago. Ambul Pediatr. 2007 Jul-Aug;7(4):271-7.
  7. Naureckas ET, Thomas S. Are we closing the disparities gap? Small-area analysis of asthma in Chicago. Chest 2007;132:858S-865S.
  8. Gupta RS, Zhang X, Sharp LK, Shannon JJ, Weiss KB. Geographic variability in childhood asthma prevalence in Chicago. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2008;121:639-645.
  9. Lenhardt RO, Catrambone CD, Walter J, McDermott MF, Weiss KB. The asthma emergency department visit: treating a crisis in the midst of uncontrolled disease. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Mar;100(3):237-43.

Diagnosis and Measurement

GENERAL

  1. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institute of Health.  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm
  2. Expert Panel Report: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma - Update on Selected Topics 2002. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institute of Health. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthupdt.htmi
  3. Expert Panel Report 3. Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, 2007. www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma.
  4. Oppenheimer JJ, Li J. Attaining asthma control. Current Opinions in Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2006;6:110-123.
  5. Li JT, Oppenheimer J, Bernstein IL, Nicklas RA. Attaining optimal asthma control: A practice parameter. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005:116:S3-11

MEASUREMENT

  1. Wolf RL, Berry CA, Quinn K. Development and validation of a brief pediatric screen for asthma and allergies among children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2003;90:500-507.
  2. Berry CA, Quinn K, Wolf R, Mosnaim G, Shalowitz M. Validation of the Spanish and English versions of the asthma portion of the Brief Pediatric Asthma Screen Plus among Hispanics. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2005:95:53-60.
  3. Asmussen L, Olson LM, Grant EN, Fagan J, Weiss KB. Reliability and validity of the Children's Health Survey for Asthma. Pediatrics. 1999 Dec;104(6):e71.
  4. Juniper EF, Buist AS, Cox FM, Ferrie PJ, King DR. Validation of a Standardized Version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Chest 1999;115:1265-1270.
  5. Schatz M, Sorkness CA, Li JT, Marcus P, Murray JJ, Nathan RA, Kosinski M, Pendergraft TB, Jhingran P. Asthma Control Test: reliability, validity, and responsiveness in patients not previously followed by asthma specialists. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2006;117(3):549-56.
  6. Vega JM, Badia X, Badiola C, López-Viña A, Olaguíbel JM, Picado C, Sastre J, Dal-Ré R; Covalair Investigator Group. Validation of the Spanish version of the Asthma Control Test (ACT). Journal of Asthma 2007;44(10):867-72.
  7. Liu AH, Zeiger R, Sorkness C, Mahr T, Ostrom N, Burgess S, Rosenzweig JC, Manjunath R. Development and cross-sectional validation of the Childhood Asthma Control Test. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007;119(4):817-25.

OTHER

  1. Bommarito L, Migliore E, Bugiani M, Heffler E, Guida G, Bucca C, de Marco R, Rolla G. Exhaled Nitric Oxide in a Population Sample of Adults. Respiration 2007 Jun 27;[epub ahead of print].

Medical therapies for control

  1. Hendeles L, Colice GL, Meyer RJ. Withdrawal of albuterol inhalers containing chloroflurocarbon propellants. The New England Journal of Medicine 2007;356:1344-31.
  2. Barnes PJ, Pedersen S. Efficacy and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma. Report of a workshop held in Eze, France, October 1992. Am Rev Respir Dis 1993 Oct;148(4 Pt 2):S1-26.
  3. Nelson HS, Busse WW, Kerwin E, Church N, Emmett A, Rickard K, Knobil K. Fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination provides more effective asthma control than low-dose inhaled corticosteroid plus montelukast. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;106:1088-95.
  4. Agertoft L, Pedersen S. Effects of long-term treatment with an inhaled corticosteroid on growth and pulmonary function in asthmatic children. Respir Med 1994 May;88(5):373-81.
  5. Allen DB, Mullen M, Mullen B. A meta-analysis of the effect of oral and inhaled corticosteroids on growth. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1994 Jun;93(6):967-76.
  6. Choudhry S, et al. Phamacogenetic differences in response to albuterol between PRs and Mexicans with asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2005:171:563-570.
  7. Apter AJ, Reisine ST, Affleck G, Barrows E, ZuWallack RL. Adherence with twice-daily dosing of inhaled steroids. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1998;157:1810-1817.
  8. Butz AM, Tsoukleris M, Donithan M, Hsu VD, Mudd K, Zuckerman IH, Bollinger ME. Patterns of inhaled anti-inflammatory medication use in young underserved children with asthma. Pediatrics 2006;118:2504-2513.

Non-medical therapies for control

SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION

  1. Wolf FM, Guevara FP, Grum CM, Clark NM, Cates CJ. Educational interventions for asthma in children. Cochrane Database Systemic Review 2003;1:CD000326.
  2. McNabb WL, Wilson-Pessano SR, Jacobs AM. Critical self-management competencies for children with asthma. Journal of Pediatric Psychology 1986;11:103-117.
  3. Guevara JP, Wolf FM, Grum CM, Clark NM. Effects of educational interventions for self-management of asthma in children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2003;326:1308-1313.
  4. Clark NM. Asthma self-management education: Research and implications for clinical practice. Chest 1989;95:1110-1113.
  5. Evans R, Gergen PJ, Mitchell H, Kattan M, Kercsmar C, Crain E, Anderson J, Eggleston P, Malveaux F, Wedner HJ. A randomized clinical trial to reduce asthma morbidity among inner-city children: Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study. The Journal of Pediatrics 1999;135:332-338.
  6. Stout J, White LC, Rogers L, McRorie T, Morray B, Miller-Ratcliffe M, Redding GJ. The asthma outreach project: a promising approach to comprehensive asthma management. Journal of Asthma 1998; 35: 119-127.
  7. Margellos-Anast, H, Whitman S, Seals G and Jajoo D. Report of the Findings and Recommendations of Sinai's Pediatric Asthma Intervention-2: Final Report. Chicago, IL, 2007.
  8. Cloutier MM, Jones GA, Hinckson V, Wakefield DB. Effectiveness of an asthma management program in reducing disparities in care in urban children. Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology 2008;100(6):545-50.

ENVIRONMENTAL

  1. Huss K, Rand CS, Butz AM, Eggleston PA, Murigande C, Thompson LC, Schneider S, Weeks K, Malveaux FJ. Home environmental risk factors in urban minority asthmatic children. Annals of Allergy 1994; 72:173-177.
  2. Chilmonczyk BA, Salmun LM, Megathlin KN, Neveux LM, Palomaki GE, Knight GJ, Pulkkinen AJ, Haddow JE. Associations between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and exacerbations of asthma in children. The New England Journal of Medicine 1993; 328:1665-1669.
  3. Eggleston PA. Environmental causes of asthma in inner city children. Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology 2000; 18:311-324.
  4. Takaro TK, Krieger JW, Song L. Effects of environmental interventions to reduce exposure to asthma tirggers in home of low-income children in Seattle. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 2004; 14:S133-143.
  5. Morgan WJ, Crain EF, Gruchella RS, O'Conner GT, Kattan M, Evans R, Stout J, Malindzak G, Smartt E, Plaut M, Walter M, Vaughn B, Mitchell H. Results of a home-based environmental intervention among urban children with asthma. New England Journal of Medicine 2004;351:1068-80.
  6. Clougherty JE, Levy JI, Hynes HP, Spengler JD. A longitudinal analysis of the efficacy of environmental interventions on asthma-related quality of life and symptoms among children in urban public housing. Journal of Asthma 2006;43:335-343.
  7. Krieger JW, Takaro TK, Song L, Weaver M. The Seattle-King Healthy Homes Project: A randomized, controlled trial of a community health worker intervention to decrease exposure to indoor asthma triggers. American Journal of Public Health 2005;95:652-659.
  8. Martin M, Hernandez O, Naureckas E, Lantos J. Reducing Home Triggers for Asthma: The Latino Community Health Worker Approach. Journal of Asthma 2006;43:369-374.

Allergies and associated conditions

ALLERGIES

  1. Stevenson LA, Gergen PJ, Hoover DR, Rosenstreich D, Mannino DM, Matte TD. Sociodemographic correlates of indoor allergen sensitivity among United States children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2001;108:747-752.
  2. Celedon JC, Sredl D, Weiss ST, Pisarski M, Wakefield D, Cloutier M. Ethnicity and skin test reactivity to aero allergens among asthma children in Connecticut. Chest 2004;125:85-92.
  3. Gruchalla RS, Pongracic J, Plaut M, Evans R 3rd, Visness CM, Walter M, Crain EF, Kattan M, Morgan WJ, Steinbach S, Stout J, Malindzak G, Smartt E, Mitchell H. Inner City Asthma Study: Relationship among sensitivity, allergen exposure, and asthma morbidity. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005;115:478-485.
  4. Gergen PJ, Mortimer KM, Eggleston PA, Rosenstreich D, Mitchell H, Ownby D, Kattan MBaker D, Wright E, Slavin R, Malveaux F. Results of the National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study (NCICAS) environmental intervention to reduce cockroach allergen exposure in inner-city homes. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999;103:501-506.
  5. Pediatrics published a supplement: Best Articles Relevant to Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Nov 2007, Volume 120, Supplement 3.

STRESS AND DEPRESSION

  1. Busse WW, Kiecolt-Glazer JK, Coe C, Martin RJ, Weiss ST, Parker SR. Stress and Asthma. NHLBI Workshop Summary. The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 1995;151:249-252.
  2. Sandberg S, Paton JY, Ahola S, McCann DC, McGuinness D, Hilary CR, Oja H. The role of acute and chronic stress in asthma attacks in children. Lancet 2000;256:982-987.
  3. Mancuso CA, Rincon M, McCulloch CE, Charlson ME. Self-efficacy, depressive symptoms, and patients' expectations predict outcomes in asthma. Medical Care 2001;39:1326-1338.
  4. Ortega AN, McQuaid EL, Canino G, Goodwin RD, Fritz GK. Comorbidity of asthma and anxiety and depression in Puerto Rican children. Psychosomatics 2004;45:93-99.

Asthma Disparities

OBESITY

  1. Mosen DM, Schatz M, Magid DJ, Camargo CA Jr. The relationship between obesity    and asthma severity and control in adults. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2008;122(3):507-11
  2. Sutherland ER. Obesity and asthma. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2008;28(3):589-60208.
  3. 60. Chinn S. Obesity and asthma. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews 2006;7(3):223-8.
  4. 61. Weil CM, Wade SL, Bauman LJ, Lynn H, Mitchell H, Lavigne H. The relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma morbidity in inner-city children with asthma. Pediatrics 1999;104:1274-1280.

OTHER: GENETICS, CULTURE, RACE, ACCESS

  1. Scirica CV, Celedón JC. Genetics of asthma: potential implications for reducing asthma disparities. Chest 2007 Nov;132(5 Suppl):770S-781S.Weitzman m, Gortmaker SL, Sobol AM. Racial, social and environmental risks for childhood asthma. American Journal of Diseases of Children 1990;144:1189-1194.
  2. Weil CM, Wade SL, Bauman LJ, Lynn H, Mitchell H, Lavigne H. The relationship between psychosocial factors and asthma morbidity in inner-city children with asthma. Pediatrics 1999;104:1274-1280.
  3. Aligne CA, Auinger P, Byrd RS, Weitzman M. Risk factors for pediatric asthma: Contributors of poverty, race, and urban residence. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2000; 162:873-877.
  4. Grant EN, Lyttle CS, Weiss KB. The relation of socioeconomic factors and racial/ethnic differences in US asthma mortality. American Journal of Public Health 2000;90:1923-1925.
  5. Miller JE. The effects of race/ethnicity and income on early childhood asthma prevalence and health care. American Journal of Public Health 2000;90:428-430.
  6. Pachter LM, Weller SC, Baer RD, Garcia de Alba Garcia JE, Trotter II RT, Glazer M, Klein R. Variation in asthma beliefs and practices among mainland Puerto Ricans, Mexican-Americans, Mexicans, and Guatemalans. Journal of Asthma 2002;39:119-134.
  7. Howell L, Kochhar K, Saywell R, Zollinger T, Koehler J, Mandzuk C, Sutton B, Sevilla-Martir J, Allen D. Use of herbal remedies by Hispanic patients: Do they inform their physician? The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2006;19:566-578.
  8. Ledoger R, Penchaszadeh A, Garden CCI, Acosta LG. Asthma and Latino cultures: different prevalence reported among groups sharing the same environment. American Journal of Public Health June 2000; 90(6):929-935.
  9. Braganza S, Ozuah PO, Sharif I. The use of complementary therapies in inner-city asthmatic children. Journal of Asthma 2003;40:823-827.
  10. Brotanek JM, Halterman J, Auinger P, Weitzman M. Inadequate access to acare among children with asthma from Spanish-speaking families. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2004;16:63-73.
  11. Lara M, Allen FL, Lange L. Physician perceptions of barriers to care for inner-city Latino children with asthma. Journal of Health Care for the Poor & Underserved 1999; 10:27-44.
  12. Freeman NC, Schneider D, McGarvey P. The relationship of health insurance to the diagnosis and management of asthma and respiratory problems in children in a predominantly Hispanic urban community. American Journal of Public Health 2003; 93:1316-1320.
The publications listed above are intended to provide a summary of the major areas in the asthma literature. If you know of additional publications that should be included in this summary, please contact Molly Martin at molly_a_martin@rush.edu.