African Americans Want a Focus on Shared Decision-Making in Asthma Adherence Interventions

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) reduce asthma-related morbidity and mortality. However, ICS non-adherence is more common in African American (AA) adults than White adults and explains, in part, the marked asthma disparities that AAs experience. We aimed to understand how ICS non-adherence could be addressed from the perspective of AA adults with asthma, their family, and friends. We held six focus groups at two urban federally qualified health...