Table 3.
RI-AIR outcomes and measures.
| Measures and Outcomes | Level | Measure Description | Administration Timepoint |
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| Asthma Control | Primary-Individual | Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control (2–4 year olds) or Childhood Asthma Control Test (5–12 year olds) [35,36] | Baseline; End of Treatment; 3, 6, 9, and 12 Month Follow Ups |
| Asthma Symptom Free Days | Secondary-Individual | Caregiver report using a standard questionnaire item, Symptom Free Days (SFDs) within previous 30-day period [37] | Baseline; End of Treatment; 3, 6, 9, and 12 Month Follow Ups |
| Asthma Management Efficacy | Secondary-Individual | Caregiver report of the Asthma Management Efficacy Questionnaire [38] | Baseline, End of Treatment, & 12 Month Follow Up |
| Caregiver Quality of Life related to Asthma | Secondary-Individual | Caregiver report using the Pediatric Asthma Caregiver’s Quality of Life Questionnaire [39] | Baseline; End of Treatment; 3, 6, 9, and 12 Month Follow Ups |
| Individual-level Asthma Health Care Utilization | Secondary-Individual | Caregiver report and EHR record of urgent healthcare utilization (ED and inpatient visits) for asthma each active trial year | Baseline & 12 Month Follow Up |
| Individual-level School Absences | Secondary-Individual | Days missed for children from each of the school-based polygons who participated in each active trial year, obtained through school records and caregiver report | Baseline & 12 Month Follow Up |
| Asthma Health Care Utilization | Community | Hospital-based data on urgent healthcare utilization (rates of ED visits and inpatient hospitalizations for asthma) in each school-based polygon | Baseline & 12 Month Follow Up |
| School Absences | Community | School records of children’s school attendance across the academic year (all children in each school) in each school-based polygon (one school per polygon) | End of Each School Year |
| Reach within Polygons | Process Evaluation | RI-AIR IDS was used to monitor recruitment, enrollment, and retention. | Years 2–5 |
| Fidelity of RI-AIR IDS Platform | Process Evaluation | Monitored using dynamic data pulls weekly (beginning of recruitment) and quarterly (each active intervention year). Quality control assessments were incorporated each active year. | Years 2–5 |
| Implementation Fidelity of the Treatment Protocol | Process Evaluation | Assessed by monitoring and evaluating audio recordings of interventions using a standard checklist. Co-Is observed 10% of HARP visits and CASE classes during years 2–4 and provided feedback. Dose delivered was the number of sessions participants received. | Years 2–5 |
| Intervention Completion Rates | Process Evaluation | HARP completion: completion of at least the first 2 inhome intervention sessions. CASE completion: provision of staff training (school level) and caregiver or child CASE programs (family level) | Years 2–5 |
| Changes in Asthma Management Indicators | Process Evaluation |
HARP: Changes in asthma knowledge, asthma management, and exposure to asthma triggers. CHWs assessed whether (1) there was an AAP present in the home, (2) the medications listed on the AAP were in the home, (3) caregiver could demonstrate the correct inhaler technique, and (4) caregiver could use the AAP to describe which medications to use; CASE: Changes in caregiver, child, and school staff asthma knowledge (pre to post CASE programs) and asthma management indicators (whether AAP was uploaded to KIDSNET and viewed by nurse) |
Baseline, End of Treatment |
| Barriers and Facilitators to Implementation | Implementation | Assessed using multiple methods: interviews with school nurses, surveys of school personnel (nurses, principals), ongoing feedback from CHWs, focus groups with caregivers, debrief meetings with CHWs, and medical provider surveys. | Years 2–5 |
| Return on Investment | Implementaton | Return on investment (i.e., the cost of the intervention) will be evaluated by estimating the cost of program implementation (direct and indirect costs) relative to healthcare cost reduction. Healthcare expenses will be derived from claims data (asthma office visits, ED use, inpatient days). |
12 Months Pre- and Post-intervention |
| Demographic Information | Other-Individual | Caregiver report of child age, sex, race, ethnicity, household income, number of adults and children in the household, caregiver education level, and language spoken. | Baseline |
Note. This table illustrates the study’s primary and secondary individual and community level outcomes. Process evaluation and implementation outcomes are also presented. All study visits were home-based or conducted remotely after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. EHR = electronic health record; ED = emergency department; Co-Is = Co-Investigators.