Neighborhood Social Conditions, Family Relationships, and Childhood Asthma

Abstract

E Chen, R Hayen, V Le. Pediatrics . 2019;144(2):e20183300 To determine if positive family relationships mitigate the negative impact that residing in a dangerous neighborhood can have on asthma. In total, 308 children (age 9–17 years) with physician-diagnosed asthma living in the Chicago area were studied. The majority (70%) had mild-moderate persistent asthma, and 14% had severe asthma. Exclusion criteria included other chronic diseases and acute respiratory illness. This was a cross-sectional, observational study. Neighborhood danger was assessed by two raters who observed subjects’ neighborhoods on Google Earth Pro and Google Street View Imagery. Signs of physical disorder (litter, graffiti, …