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Promoting risk reduction among young adults with asthma during wildfire smoke

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Metadata Last Checked: August 02, 2025 | Last Modified: 2023-01-13
Poor air quality (AQ) from wildfire smoke is associated with increased asthma attacks and emergency department visits. Young adults are less likely to adhere to AQ alerts than older adults. This study utilized data collected as part of a 2020 pilot study testing two smartphone application (app) interventions in young adults with asthma compared to a control group. NIH R21 1R21NR019071-01 (PI: Postma, Julie M) 4/1/2020-3/31/2022 Promoting Risk Reduction Among Young Adults with Asthma During Wild re Smoke Events The goal of this proposal was to assess the feasibility of the `Smoke Sense,' an EPA-developed smart phone air quality application (app), to positively impact health outcomes among young adults with asthma. This study is a clinical intervention. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: The data is associated with the manuscript whose corresponding author is Dr. Julie Postma Assistant Dean of Research, Associate Professor Washington State University College of Nursing. It can be accessed through the following means: Assistant Dean of Research, Associate Professor Washington State University College of Nursing Email: jpostma@wsu.edu; Phone: 253-445-4612 WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center 2606 W. Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371-4998 www.nursing.edu. Format: Ascii flat files. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Postma, J., A. Rappold, T. Odom Maryon, H. Haverkamp, S. Amiri, R. Bindler, J. Whicker, and V. Walden. Promoting risk reduction among young adults with asthma during wildfire smoke. Public Health Nursing. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, 39(2): 405-414, (2022).

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