A randomized trial of the efficacy of interventions in improving indoor air quality and health in children with asthma: final results

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Semmens* ◽  
Paul Smith ◽  
Solomon Harrar ◽  
Luke Montrose ◽  
Emily Weiler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Children With Asthma

scholarly journals Assessing Impact of Household Intervention on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Children with Asthma in the US-Mexico Border: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Alejandro Moreno-Rangel ◽  
Juha Baek ◽  
Taehyun Roh ◽  
Xiaohui Xu ◽  
Genny Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The Us ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Us Mexico Border

Few studies have investigated household interventions to enhance indoor air quality (IAQ) and health outcomes in relatively low-income communities. This study aims to examine the impact of the combined intervention with asthma education and air purifier on IAQ and health outcomes in the US-Mexico border area. An intervention study conducted in McAllen, Texas, between June and November 2019 included 16 households having children with asthma. The particulate matter (PM2.5) levels were monitored in the bedroom, kitchen, and living room to measure the IAQ for 7 days before and after the intervention, respectively. Multiple surveys were applied to evaluate changes in children's health outcomes. The mean PM2.5 levels in each place were significantly improved. Overall, they significantly decreased by 1.91 μg/m3 on average (p<0.05). All surveys showed better health outcomes; particularly, quality of life for children was significantly improved (p<0.05). This pilot study suggests that the combined household intervention might improve IAQ in households and health outcomes for children with asthma and reduce health disparities in low-income communities. Future large-scale studies are needed to verify the effectiveness of this household intervention to improve IAQ and asthma management.

scholarly journals School Air Cleaner Intervention to Improve Indoor Air Quality for Children with Asthma

2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (2) ◽  
pp. AB193
Author(s):  
Iny Jhun ◽  
Jonathan M. Gaffin ◽  
Brent A. Coull ◽  
Michelle F. Huffaker ◽  
Carter Petty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Air Cleaner ◽  
Children With Asthma

scholarly journals Household Smoking Behavior: Effects on Indoor Air Quality and Health of Urban Children with Asthma

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlene M. Butz ◽  
Patrick Breysse ◽  
Cynthia Rand ◽  
Jean Curtin-Brosnan ◽  
Peyton Eggleston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Urban Children ◽  
Children With Asthma

Designing an Indoor Air Quality Monitoring App for Asthma Management in Children: User-Centered Design Approach (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunyoung Kim ◽  
Yunoh Park
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Air Pollution ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
User Centered Design ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
User Centered

BACKGROUND Indoor air pollution is a well-known risk factor that triggers and exacerbates asthma, the most common pediatric chronic disease. Using a mobile app to monitor indoor air quality could be promising in engaging children in keeping their indoor air quality clean and healthy as the basis of environmental secondary prevention for asthma management. No app is available, however, to allow children to monitor, assess, and improve their indoor air quality. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to design a mobile app that encourages children to engage in monitoring indoor air quality and tracking their asthma conditions through a user-centered, iterative design approach. METHODS We conducted a review of existing applications and two sets of semi-structured interviews with 12 children with asthma, through which we iteratively created prototypes and evaluated and revised them accordingly. RESULTS Participants raised a series of outstanding questions on the prototype features and content that described their needs and perspectives, which informed the final designs. Following the identified requirements and recommendations, we developed two versions of the app, AirBuddy for presenting concrete information for indoor air quality and AirPet for gamifying the practice of monitoring indoor air quality. CONCLUSIONS By following an iterative, user-centered design process, we developed two versions of an app to encourage children with asthma to monitor indoor air quality and track their asthma condition. The user-centered design approach revealed two crucial aspects that require deeper consideration when creating a child-friendly app, including balancing brevity and expressivity and the longitudinal effects of gamification. As a next step, we plan to conduct a longitudinal deployment study to evaluate the real-world effects of our apps.

Feinstaubfiltrierung: Saubere Luft atmen

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (07/08) ◽  
pp. 106-107
Author(s):  
Marc Lichtenthäler
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Eine Hohe

Viele Studien belegen, dass durch eine hohe Indoor Air Quality die Produktivität gesteigert, Fehlzeiten abgebaut und Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen vermieden werden können. Neben Behandlungs-, OP- und Pflegebereichen eines Klinikums sollten deshalb auch Bereiche mit gut aufbereiteter Raumluft bedacht werden, in denen sich ausschließlich Mitarbeiter aufhalten.

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