Addressing the Social Determinants of Health Is Critical Even in Preschool-Age Children With Recurrent Wheezing

Abstract

In this month’s issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, Mutic et al1 report results from a multicenter observational study in which they assessed whether social vulnerability was associated with poorer outcomes in preschool children with recurrent wheezing. The authors found that preschool children at the highest risk of social vulnerability had more severe symptoms during upper respiratory tract infections and asthma flares, and more severe exacerbations accompanied by poorer caretaker quality of life.