AAP: Routine Asthma Symptom Screening Improves Pediatric Diagnoses
Routine screening of children for asthma symptoms in a population with high prevalence can improve diagnoses.
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics found that routine screening can improve diagnoses. Karen Ganacias, M.D., M.P.H., from MedStar Health in Washington, D.C., and colleagues assessed the prevalence of previously unrecognized asthma and identified associated home environment risks.
- The analysis included 650 children aged 2 years and older living in a high-prevalence urban area.
- Participants were served by the Kids Medical Mobile Clinic and completed the universal Asthma Risk and Control Screen.
The researchers found that 17.7 percent of participants had a previous ICD10 diagnosis of asthma.
According to the study, routine screening can improve diagnoses in a population with high prevalence.
Author's summary: Routine asthma screening improves pediatric diagnoses in high-prevalence areas.