TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ganti, Preetam
AU  - Sangha, Brijit
AU  - Sekhsaria, Sudhir
AU  - Suman, Annya
TI  - The effect of the socioeconomic status on the measurement of asthma control
PY  - 2022///
KW  - *Asthma
KW  - Adult
KW  - Asthma/di [Diagnosis]
KW  - Asthma/ep [Epidemiology]
KW  - Breath Tests
KW  - Child
KW  - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW  - Exhalation
KW  - Forced Expiratory Volume
KW  - Humans
KW  - Nitric Oxide
KW  - Social Class
KW  - Spirometry
KW  - MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
KW  - Internal Medicine
KW  - Internal Medicine Residency
KW  - Journal Article
N2  - Background: The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is a commonly used scoring system for evaluation of asthma control in the pediatric and adult populations. Asthma control has been deemed poor in those economically disadvantaged. Objective: To study whether the ACT is affected by socioeconomic status (SES) as evaluated by the percentage of the federal poverty level and the education level. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study (N = 307), in which the patients were surveyed for demographics data and underwent ACT scoring, spirometry (forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration) and fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide testing. Results: There was a positive correlation of improved mean score on the ACT (p < 0.001) with higher education status and higher federal poverty level status. Conclusion:  SES plays a factor in the way patients perceived their asthma control, and therefore affected how they scored on the ACT
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.2500/aap.2022.43.210103
ER  -