QUALITY OF CARE FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL FACTORS AND PRACTICE SETTING

Abstract

Racial minorities admitted for asthma were less likely to have received maximally effective preventive therapy. Marked differences in the quality of care planned after hospital discharge differed significantly when comparing white patients with black and Hispanic patients. In an era of health care reform, attention should focus on the area of high quality care for underserved children who are already at high-risk for asthma-related morbidity. [See table in the PDF file]