Think back to the last time you performed a vigorous exercise. Can you remember how you felt after this? More than likely you were short of breath, tight chested, and even coughing. These are just a few of the common symptoms experienced with asthma. Now imagine those feelings, but twice as worse. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder affecting the lungs and airways. It is often exhibited by symptoms such as wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Finally, imagine experiencing these symptoms after performing simple everyday tasks. How often would you miss school/work? How productive would you be on a day-to-day basis? How would this impact your quality of life? These are just some of the issues that many people must face
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This accounts for a cost of $6.2 billion dollars and a mean out of pocket expense of approximately $155 dollars related to medications and treatment (Sharma et al., 2011). For employed families of children with asthma, results showed higher worker costs in areas such as prescriptions, sick leave, and emergency room visits (Cremonesini & Cremonesini, 2013). For children, ages 18 years or younger, constant emergency room visits and sick days have resulted in a loss of 10 million school days, and have cost their caregivers $730 million dollars for work absence (Sharma et al., …show more content…
Chronic asthma is an increasing issue in the United States, primarily in children living in inner-city regions. Two strong environmental factors, ozone and airborne particles, have shown to play an important role in the onset of this issue. The rise in temperature correlates with an increase in ozone, resulting in an increased risk of developing asthma. High exposure to environmental air particles, such as those exhibited from major highways, have also shown to increase the development of asthma and asthmatic symptoms. Costs for health care treatment for asthma also creates challenges. Families of children with asthma often pay the costs of treatments, prescriptions, sick leave, and emergency room visits. The onset of chronic asthma is not only a disease that affects your airways, but also makes a significant impact on your quality of life, productiveness, and cost of health
This accounts for a cost of $6.2 billion dollars and a mean out of pocket expense of approximately $155 dollars related to medications and treatment (Sharma et al., 2011). For employed families of children with asthma, results showed higher worker costs in areas such as prescriptions, sick leave, and emergency room visits (Cremonesini & Cremonesini, 2013). For children, ages 18 years or younger, constant emergency room visits and sick days have resulted in a loss of 10 million school days, and have cost their caregivers $730 million dollars for work absence (Sharma et al., …show more content…
Chronic asthma is an increasing issue in the United States, primarily in children living in inner-city regions. Two strong environmental factors, ozone and airborne particles, have shown to play an important role in the onset of this issue. The rise in temperature correlates with an increase in ozone, resulting in an increased risk of developing asthma. High exposure to environmental air particles, such as those exhibited from major highways, have also shown to increase the development of asthma and asthmatic symptoms. Costs for health care treatment for asthma also creates challenges. Families of children with asthma often pay the costs of treatments, prescriptions, sick leave, and emergency room visits. The onset of chronic asthma is not only a disease that affects your airways, but also makes a significant impact on your quality of life, productiveness, and cost of health