Reducing asthma attacks in disadvantaged school children with asthma: study protocol for a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial (Better Asthma Control for Kids, BACK).

Background: Asthma is a leading cause of children's hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and missed school days. Our school-based asthma intervention has reduced asthma exacerbations for children experiencing health disparities in the Denver Metropolitan Area, due partly to addressing care coordination for asthma and social determinants of health (SDOH), such as access to healthcare and medications. Limited dissemination of school-based asthma programs has occurred in other metropolitan and rural areas of Colorado.

Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating a School-Centered Asthma Program: Step-Up Asthma Program.

Background: Asthma is a significant health problem among children: 9.3% of children in the United States suffer from asthma. Children with persistent asthma in inner cities have increased health care utilization, worse health care outcomes, increased school absences, and worse academic performance.

Bringing it home: expanding the local reach of dissemination and implementation training via a university-based workshop.

Background: Currently, national training programs do not have the capacity to meet the growing demand for dissemination and implementation (D&I) workforce education and development. The Colorado Research in Implementation Science Program (CRISP) developed and delivered an introductory D&I workshop adapted from national programs to extend training reach and foster a local learning community for D&I.

Methods: To gauge interest and assess learning needs, a pre-registration survey was administered.

Low awareness of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease among patients at high metabolic risk.

Goals: To assess awareness of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as a disease entity among individuals with and without metabolic risk factors in an outpatient clinical setting, and to evaluate interest in patient-centered education on NAFLD.

Background: NAFLD is the most common chronic liver disease in the United States with up to 30% of the adult population affected. Individuals with metabolic risk factors, particularly, insulin resistance, diabetes, and overweight/obesity, have a high prevalence of NAFLD estimated up to 70%, yet little is known about the understanding and perceptions of NAFLD in these high-risk patients.

Self-care approaches to managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a provincial survey.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic respiratory condition associated with considerable personal and social burden yet little is known about how patients manage their condition.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify, from the perspective of individuals living with COPD, their management approaches.

Methods: A mailed survey was conducted with individuals living in Ontario with physician confirmed COPD who experienced daily respiratory symptoms.

Advances in development and evaluation of asthma education programs.

Purpose Of Review: Effective asthma education requires more than merely providing information on asthma. Behavior change and learning principles must be incorporated into educational programs. However, there remains much debate and research about the most effective strategies to educate people to deal effectively with their asthma.

Biological markers in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating asthma: a focus on noninvasive measurements.

Asthma is a major concern for society, healthcare professionals, and individuals and families directly affected by asthma due to rising morbidity rates and costs associated with the disease. The pathological hallmark of asthma is airway inflammation that is considered to be a major cause of exacerbations and persistent structural alterations of the airways. Assessing airway inflammation is important for investigating the underlying mechanisms of the disease and possibly for following the progression and resolution of the disease.