Caregivers’ Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators of Adolescent Asthma Management in South Jersey: A Qualitative Exploration

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Keyword: Epidemics and Public Health

Abstract: Caregivers of adolescents with asthma in a low-income U.S. community identified multilevel barriers—individual (e.g., stress, mental health), family (e.g., smoking, food insecurity), and systemic (e.g., pollution, limited coverage)—to effective self-management. Facilitators included home routines, self-efficacy behaviors, and culturally preferred remedies. Findings call for caregiver-informed, context-specific interventions.

• Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri (Author)
• Joseph Abbas (Presenting Author)
• Rosemary Fu Mei (Author)