Asthma Research

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of children in the U.S. It inflames and narrows breathing airways and, if untreated, can kill. Asthma tends to run in families, but environmental factors like pollen and pollution also trigger it. Research looks for ways to improve treatment today and prevent asthma in the future.

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Publications

A new measure to assess asthma's impact on quality of life from the patient's perspective.

Acceptability and feasibility of the 'DASH for Asthma' intervention in a randomized controlled trial pilot study.

American Thoracic Society and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Implementation Research Workshop Report.

Performance of the Asthma Impact on Quality of Life Scale (A-IQOLS) in diverse asthma research populations and demographic sub-groups.

Use of a motivational interviewing-informed strategy in group orientations to improve retention and intervention attendance in a randomized controlled trial..

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Research Studies

A Pilot Study of the DASH Diet in Not-Well-Controlled Adult Asthma

Can diet- and exercise-induced weight loss improve asthma control in obese adults?

Measurement of Quality of Life and Perceived Disease Impact on Quality of Life in Asthma

Sub-study of Mechanisms Linking Weight Gain/Loss and Asthma

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Featured Investigator

Sandra Wilson

Ph.D.

Senior Scientist

Sandra Reitz Wilson, Ph.D., is Senior Scientist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s Research Institute & Adjunct Stanford Clinical Professor of Medicine.

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