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Partnering with the community to improve health: Using Lay Health Educators to improve asthma management among African-American children in Chicago DeShuna Dickens, MPH, AE-C CityMatCH Conference August 26, 2007

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Partnering with the community to improve

health:Using Lay Health Educators to improve asthma management

among African-American children in ChicagoDeShuna Dickens, MPH,

AE-CCityMatCH Conference

August 26, 2007

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Outline

• BackgroundBackground– Epidemiology of Asthma– Asthma in Chicago

• Pediatric Asthma Initiative – 2 (PAI-2)• Lessons Learned / Challenges• Recommendations

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Epidemiology of Asthma

• 9 million children (12% of children <18 yrs) in the U.S. have asthma (NHIS 2004)

• Inner-city, minority children experience a disproportionate asthma burden – Prevalence approaches 1 in 4 – Many rely primarily on ED for asthma care

• In 2003, IL spent $800 million providing medical care to Medicaid-insured persons with asthma– More than a quarter of that was related to inpatient

hospitalizations ($225 million)

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http://www.sinai.org/urban/publications/FINAL_Report_1.pdf

Supported by The Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation and

The Chicago Community Trust

Sinai Health System

Improving Community

Health Survey

Report 1, Jan 2004Report 2, Sept 2005

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Chicago Community Area Map

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% of Children (0-12 yrs) with Physician Diagnosed and

Screened Asthma

17% 20%

6%

16% 15%9%

11% 8%

6%

7% 8%

6%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

HumboldtPk

WestTown

S.Lawndale

N.Lawndale

Roseland NorwoodPk.

Physician Diagnosed Screened

*National Health Interview Survey, 2004

Physician Diagnosed - U.S.*

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Asthma Study in Harlem

Study: 1 in 4 Harlem Children Has Asthma (asthma defined as diagnosed + screened for

asthma)

Front Page, New York Times, 4/19/03

“One of every four children in central Harlem has asthma, which is double the rate researchers expected to find and, experts say, is one of the highest rates ever documented for an American neighborhood.”

- New York (AP)

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Funded by the Illinois Department of Public Health

November 2004 – August 2006

Use of Lay Health Educators to Improve Asthma Management Among African

American Children (PAI-2)

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• Instigated by the findings of the Improving Community Health Survey

• Goal: to improve asthma management among inner-city African American children with severe asthma and thereby: (1) decrease asthma-related morbidity and (2) improve quality of life.

• Pilot grant from IDPH – Builds on experiences with PAI

(Findings published in Journal of Asthma 2007;44: 39-44)

PAI-2: Overview

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PAI-2: Overview (cont.)

• Utilizes Lay Health Educators (LHE) – a.k.a Community Health Educators, Peer Educators, etc.

•Characteristics:– From the community– Culturally sensitive to needs of

community & accepted by the community– Attend 15-20 hour training with a AE-C;

also receive on-going training with Pediatric Pulmonologist

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• Education is tailored to family’s unique needs, and is provided in the family’s home whenever possible

• LHE meet with families 3-4 times over 6 month period

• LHE also serves as a liaison between the family and the medical system

PAI-2: The Intervention

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• Home Visit – Topics covered:

• What is asthma?• Recognizing symptoms of asthma attack• What to do during an asthma attack• Medications – quick-relief vs. long term

controller• How to properly use medications and devices• Trigger identification and avoidance

– Passive cigarette smoke

PAI-2: The Intervention (cont.)

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• African American children (2-16 yrs) w/ prior diagnosis of asthma– Symptoms for at least 1 year pre-enrollment

• One of following eligibility criteria:– Hospitalized for asthma during the past 12 months– Visited ED for asthma during the past 12 months– Asthma symptoms indicative of at least moderate

persistent asthma

• Had not participated in another comprehensive asthma education program in past year

PAI-2: Participants

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• Recruited primarily through Sinai’s ED and inpatient units

• Physician referrals of children with severe asthma symptoms (moderate persistent asthma)

• LHEs contact primary caregiver of child to assess eligibility and interest – Ideally contacted w/in one week of ED visit or

hospitalization

• 70 children enrolled 11/15/2004-7/13/2005

PAI-2: Participants

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PAI-2: Baseline Data – Health Resource Utilization

• Enrolled participants had a history of frequent urgent health care utilization

• In the year prior to the intervention, the average child had:– 3.1 ED visits– 0.7 hospitalization– 2.7 visits to a doctor for worsening symptoms– Been to the ED, hospitalized, or to a doctor for

worsening asthma symptoms 6.5 times

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PAI-2: Baseline Data

• 90% of children had asthma that is poorly controlled per NHLBI standards

• 54% of children lived with a smoker

• Substantial confusion over medications and their proper use

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PAI-2: Findings

• 58/70 (82.9% of enrolled) completed the 6 month intervention phase

• 50/70 (71.4% of enrolled) completed the 12 month follow-up

• Findings presented based on these 50 children

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PAI-2: Findings (cont.)

• Primary Goal 1: Decrease asthma-related morbidity– Decrease the frequency and severity of

asthma symptoms and exacerbations– Decrease urgent health resource

utilization

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PAI-2: Symptom Frequency (past 2 wks) - BL vs. Average

Over FU Period

3.93.1

8.8

3.51.8 1.5

11.7

2

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

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Daytime Symptoms NighttimeSymptoms

Symtom Free Days Days NeedingRescue Med.

BL Avg. M1-M12

*

*

*

* p < 0.05

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PAI-2: Asthma Health Resource Utilization - BL vs. FU Year

3.4

0.7

2.5

6.3

0.90.2

0.9

2

0

2

4

6

8

ED Visits Hospitalizations Clinic Visits -Urgent**

Sum of UrgentHRU***

BL FU Year

**

*

* p < 0.05

*

**Outliers not included in analysis; n=49

***Sum of Hosp., ED and Urgent Clinic visits. Outliers not included in analysis; n=49

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PAI-2: Findings (cont.)

• Primary Goal 2: Improve Quality of Life – Pediatric Asthma Caregiver’s Quality of

Life1

• BL, 6M, 12M

1. Juniper EF, et al. Quality of Life Research 1996; 5: 27-34.

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PAI-2: Quality Of Life Scores – BL vs. 6 Month FU and 12 Month

FU

5.25.5

5.1

6.15.86 6.2 5.95.9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Overall Score Activity Limitation Emotional Function

BL 6 MFU 12 MFU

* * *

* p < 0.05

* * *

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PAI-2: Findings (cont.) – Secondary Goals

Goal M6 M12Improve asthma-related knowledge of primary caregiver

Improve confidence of primary caregiver to manage asthma

Decrease exposure to triggers, especially cigarette smoke

Increase proportion of children with Asthma Action Plan

NA

Improve medication technique NA

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PAI-2: Summary of Key Findings

• Improved asthma control• Decreased asthma-related urgent health

resource utilization in follow-up year• Statistically and clinically improved Quality of

Life Scores by M6 and continuing through M12• Increased asthma-related knowledge

maintained through M12• Decreased exposure to asthma triggers in

home environment • Improved use of medications • Significant anecdotal evidence of success

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PAI-2: Conclusions

• Individualized, one-on-one, asthma education provided by a trained, culturally competent, LHE in the home environment may prove an effective means of educating children with poorly controlled asthma and their families to better manage asthma

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PAI-2: Conclusions (cont.)

• Pilot study provides evidence of improved asthma outcomes, quality of life and asthma-related knowledge, and decreased exposure to triggers among families participating in the intervention

• Intervention likely cost effective (work in progress)

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Outline

• Background– Epidemiology of Asthma– Asthma in Chicago

• Pediatric Asthma Initiative – 2 (PAI-2)• Lessons Learned / ChallengesLessons Learned / Challenges• Recommendations

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Lessons Learned

• Hiring/Training/Supervising the LHE• Development of a personal

relationship with the family• Inclusion of all family members in

education• Alternative approach for reaching

teens

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Challenges

• Transient population• No control over environment• Use of a primary care physician• Physician buy-in• Cigarette smoke exposure in homes

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Outline

• Background– Epidemiology of Asthma– Asthma in Chicago

• Pediatric Asthma Initiative – 2 (PAI-2)• Lessons Learned / Challenges• RecommendationsRecommendations

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Recommendations

• Randomized Controlled Trial• Expand model to other populations

– Controlling Pediatric Asthma through Collaboration and Education (CPATCE)

• Test long-term effectiveness• Funding/Reimbursement for LHE

programs• Continue to evaluate and publish findings

on the effectiveness of LHE programs

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Asthma in a child’s life:

From Ordinary Resurrections by Jonathan Kozol:“I think that asthma’s worse for children,

though, because play is a part of childhood and children cannot play with real abandon when they feel so bad. Even mild asthma weighs their spirits down and makes it hard to smile easily, or to read a book with eagerness or to jump into a conversation with entire spontaneity.”

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It takes a village…

• Steve Whitman – Principal Investigator• Helen Margellos-Anast – Project Director• Gloria Seals – Health Education Coordinator• DeShuna Dickens – Asthma Education

Coordinator• Melissa Gutierrez – Evaluation Coordinator• Jeanette Avila – Research Assistant• Sheena Freeman – Research Assistant• Ana Rosa Garcia, Yolanda Curtis and MiCrystal

Smith – Lay Health Educators• Deepak Jajoo – Co-Investigator/Medical Advisor,

Pediatric Pulmonologist

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For more information on SUHIhttp://www.SUHIChicago.org

For more information on Sinai Children’s Hospital

http://www.sinaichildrenshospital.org/

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