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Community-based care coordination: practical applications for childhood asthma.

Sally Findley1, Michael Rosenthal, Tyra Bryant-Stephens

  • 1Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

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Community-based care coordinators improved childhood asthma management. These programs enhanced family confidence, reduced asthma triggers, and decreased emergency visits and hospitalizations, leading to better health outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Pediatrics
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Childhood asthma management often relies on practice-based models.
  • Community-based care coordination offers an alternative by connecting families, healthcare providers, and support services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe community-based care coordination programs for childhood asthma developed by Merck Childhood Asthma Network (MCAN) sites.
  • To evaluate the operational statistics, program delivery, and outcomes of these community-based approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a community-based care coordination logic model to describe programs at various MCAN sites.
  • Compared programs using community health workers (CHWs) versus school-based asthma nurses.
  • Collected pre-post data on asthma management behaviors and health outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Programs demonstrated varying caseloads and contact frequencies, with CHW-led programs offering more family engagement over a year.
  • Significant improvements were observed in caregiver confidence, trigger reduction, asthma action plan adoption, and controller medication use.
  • Reductions in emergency department visits (36-63%) and hospitalizations (26-78%) were documented, alongside decreased school absences.

Conclusions:

  • MCAN's community-based care coordination effectively improved childhood asthma management behaviors.
  • These programs led to a significant decrease in asthma-related morbidity across participating sites.
  • Community-based models show promise for enhancing care for children with chronic conditions like asthma.