2004
A Single Measure of FEV1 Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up
Kitch BT, Paltiel AD, Kuntz KM, Dockery DW, Schouten JP, Weiss ST, Fuhlbrigge AL. A Single Measure of FEV1 Is Associated With Risk of Asthma Attacks in Long-term Follow-up. CHEST Journal 2004, 126: 1875-1882. PMID: 15596687, DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.6.1875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent asthma attacksAsthma attacksAsthma severityUS cohortNetherlands cohortUse of spirometryClinical practice guidelinesLongitudinal cohort studyAssociated shortnessObjective measuresAsthma careAsthma outcomesCohort studyCurrent smokingIndependent predictorsAdverse outcomesPractice guidelinesCohortLittle dataFEV1RiskSubjectsSeverityOutcomesSpirometryAssociation between preference-based health-related quality of life and asthma severity
Moy ML, Fuhlbrigge AL, Blumenschein K, Chapman RH, Zillich AJ, Kuntz KM, Paltiel AD, Kitch BT, Weiss ST, Neumann PJ. Association between preference-based health-related quality of life and asthma severity. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2004, 92: 329-334. PMID: 15049396, DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61570-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreference-based measuresHealth Utilities Index 3Standard gambleAsthma Symptom Utility IndexTime tradeoffPreference-based health-related qualityResource allocation decisionsHealth statesCost-effectiveness analysisStrength of preferenceSubject's health stateAllocation decisionsAsthma severityHealth-related qualityValues peoplePreference scoresPreference instrumentSymptom frequencyRating ScaleUtility indexAirway obstructionLung functionHUI3 scoresHealth improvementPreferences
2001
Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma
Ortega A, Belanger K, Paltiel A, Horwitz S, Bracken M, Leaderer B. Use of Health Services by Insurance Status Among Children With Asthma. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1065-1074. PMID: 11567169, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200110000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care visitsHealth care useEmergency departmentInsurance statusCare visitsAsthmatic childrenMedication useCare useAsthma-related risk factorsRoutine primary care visitsProspective cohort studyHealth care visitsHealth care utilizationChildhood asthma severityPatient-provider communicationWhite childrenMedical DictionaryNew England hospitalsRace/ethnicityAsthma specialistCohort studyMedicaid childrenAsthma severityIndependent predictorsCare utilizationFEV1 is associated with risk of asthma attacks in a pediatric population
Fuhlbrigge A, Kitch B, Paltiel A, Kuntz K, Neumann P, Dockery D, Weiss S. FEV1 is associated with risk of asthma attacks in a pediatric population. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2001, 107: 61-67. PMID: 11149992, DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.111590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Asthma EducationAsthma attacksAsthma outcomesAsthma educationOdds ratioAdverse asthma outcomesPrevention Program recommendationsSubsequent asthma attacksSelf-report groupSurvey 1 yearRespiratory QuestionnairePulmonary functionRetrospective cohortAsthma severityIndependent predictorsLung functionPediatric populationLung healthProportion of individualsPrevention programsStandard questionnaireMultivariate modelAssessment of riskStrong associationLongitudinal study