TY - JOUR
KW - ventilation
AU - Louise Woodfine
AU - Richard D. Neal
AU - Nigel Bruce
AU - Rhiannon T. Edwards
AU - Pat Linck
AU - Linda Mullock
AU - Nick Nelhans
AU - Diana Pasterfield
AU - Daphne Russell
AU - Ian Russell
AB - {Background Few robust studies have tested whether enhancing housing also improves health.Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of installing ventilation systems, and central heating where necessary, in the homes of children with moderate or severe asthma.Design and setting Pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT) in homes within Wrexham County Borough, Wales, UK.Method A pragmatic RCT was carried out, of a tailored package of housing improvements providing adequate ventilation and temperature, following inspection by a housing officer. One hundred and ninety-two children with asthma aged 5 to 14 years, identified from general practice registers, were randomised to receive this package, either immediately or a year after recruitment. At baseline, and after 4 and 12 months, parents reported their child’s asthma-specific and generic quality of life, and days off school.Results The package improved parent-reported asthma-specific quality of life significantly at both 4 and 12 months. At 12 months, this showed an adjusted mean difference between groups of 7.1 points (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.8 to 11.4
BT - British Journal of General Practice
DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X606636
N2 - {Background Few robust studies have tested whether enhancing housing also improves health.Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of installing ventilation systems, and central heating where necessary, in the homes of children with moderate or severe asthma.Design and setting Pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT) in homes within Wrexham County Borough, Wales, UK.Method A pragmatic RCT was carried out, of a tailored package of housing improvements providing adequate ventilation and temperature, following inspection by a housing officer. One hundred and ninety-two children with asthma aged 5 to 14 years, identified from general practice registers, were randomised to receive this package, either immediately or a year after recruitment. At baseline, and after 4 and 12 months, parents reported their child’s asthma-specific and generic quality of life, and days off school.Results The package improved parent-reported asthma-specific quality of life significantly at both 4 and 12 months. At 12 months, this showed an adjusted mean difference between groups of 7.1 points (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.8 to 11.4
PB - Royal College of General Practitioners
PY - 2011
EP - e724–e732
T2 - British Journal of General Practice
TI - Enhancing ventilation in homes of children with asthma: pragmatic randomised controlled trial
UR - https://bjgp.org/content/61/592/e724
VL - 61
SN - 0960-1643
ER -