• J Asthma · Sep 2006

    Clinical Trial

    Quantifying preventive asthma care delivered at office visits: the Preventive Asthma Care-Composite Index (PAC-CI).

    • Jill S Halterman, Harriet Kitzman, Ann McMullen, Kathleen Lynch, Maria Fagnano, Kelly M Conn, and H Lorrie Yoos.
    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the Strong Children's Research Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. jill_halterman@urmc.rochester.edu
    • J Asthma. 2006 Sep 1;43(7):559-64.

    AbstractOur objective was to develop a composite index to measure and quantify preventive asthma care delivered in the primary care office. We documented preventive actions used for children with asthma at the time of an office visit and weighted actions based on their intensity to create a composite index. The usefulness of the index was supported by significant correlations with several measures of symptom severity. The composite index also varied by visit type, with the highest scores noted for asthma-related visits, compared to well-child and other illness visits. This composite index has potential use for research and quality improvement efforts.

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