Table 1 Inclusion criteria for participation in current RCT
Physician criteria | Patient criteria | Parent criteria |
|---|---|---|
1. Licensed physician in practice - board certified pediatrics/family medicine | 1. Treated by the participating physician during the study intake period | 1. Has primary responsibility for the child’s care |
2. Treating children with asthma | 2. Age 1–16 years | 2. Self-identified as African American or Hispanic/Latino |
3. Full-time (>25 hrs.) in a practice in GA, MI or NY | 3. Diagnosis of asthma by a physician using NAEPP Guidelines (alternative descriptions such as reactive airway disease, bronchitis, or wheezy bronchitis were not accepted) | 3. Has access to a telephone |
4. Not Hispanic/Latino or African American in ethnicity/race (this allowed us to test the PACE Plus components that addressed cross cultural communication) | 4. Has persistent asthma as defined by NAEPP classification for asthma severity | 4. Consents to participate |
5. Consented to participate | 5. Does not have other chronic disorders that cause pulmonary complications, e.g. sickle cell disease | |
6. Willing to generate a roster of pediatric African American and Hispanic/Latino asthma patients | 6. Self-identify as African American or Hispanic/Latino |