Indoor Environmental Interventions and their Effect on Asthma Outcomes.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-22-2018

Identifier

DOI: 10.1007/s11882-018-0774-x

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The use of environmental interventions to improve outcomes in asthmatics has long been an elusive goal. While numerous interventions have been studied, the results of clinical trials have been mixed. This review aims to identify combinations of interventions that have been proven to be effective and to propose a model for using them in a clinical setting.

RECENT FINDINGS: An NIH workshop emphasized a need for research to identify effective interventions for reducing indoor exposures and improving asthma outcomes. A number of innovative measures were described, though evidence supporting their use was lacking. A recent systematic review described various interventions for which evidence is available. The greatest challenge for this approach is the same as that for the medical approach to treatment: nonadherence. Given evidence for effective interventions, control of environmental exposures should lead to improved asthma outcomes. Methods to improve adherence need to be identified.

Journal Title

Current allergy and asthma reports

Volume

18

Issue

3

First Page

17

Last Page

17

MeSH Keywords

Air Pollution, Indoor; Asthma; Environmental Exposure; Humans

Keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Environment; Remediation

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