title: Poquito a poquito: how Latino families with children who have asthma make changes in their home.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this study was to assess the cultural and environmental barriers to making asthma-focused changes in the homes of Latino families with children who have asthma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive qualitative design guided data collection and analysis in this study. Participating families described their experiences in caring for their children with asthma and the barriers they encountered when trying to modify their home environments and manage their children's asthma symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Families discussed a spectrum of methods to manage their children's asthma symptoms, including barriers they experienced and successful changes they made in their homes. "Little by little" parents made minor adjustments, as they were able, to alleviate their children's asthma symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses working with Latino families who experience similar barriers can use these findings to guide inquiries about families' successful changes in their home environment and use them as a starting place to work collaboratively with families to reduce their children's asthma exacerbations. This process will allow nurses to use culturally and family tailored interventions to fit their needs and goals.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1121, USA. angela-kueny@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kueny
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Yasmin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles