[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68358-68359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27931]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60 Day-11-11AN]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-639-5960
and send comments to Carol E. Walker, CDC Acting Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-D74, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Making Health Care Providers Better Asthma Educators--New--National
Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Currently, 16.4 million non-institutionalized adults in the U.S.
have asthma. In addition, 7 million children
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in this country have the disorder. Asthma accounts for 13.3 million
health care visits and more than 3,400 deaths per year. Except for a
few cases linked to occupational exposures, the causes of asthma remain
unknown, and there exists no cure. In the absence of means to eliminate
the disorder, treatment to minimize the frequency and intensity of
asthmatic attacks is of paramount importance and patients must take
action at appropriate times. Several treatment tools are available,
including the use of corticosteroids and control of exposure to
allergens and irritants. Thus, the education provided by health care
providers to asthmatic patients forms a critical link in efforts to
control asthma.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that there is substantial variability,
in type and amount, in patient education. Some causes of this are
suspected: Billing codes for asthma education are not universally
present and the degree of health literacy among patients varies and is
likely not universally sufficient. Nevertheless, in large part, the
factors influencing asthma education by health care providers are
unknown. To help address this situation, the Air Pollution and
Respiratory Health Branch of CDC wishes to conduct a study to identify
barriers to, and facilitators of, asthma education among health care
providers. The target audiences for the study are primary care
physicians who routinely provide an initial diagnosis of asthma and
nurses who routinely provide asthma education to patients. The overall
objectives of this study are to explore practices, barriers, and
facilitators regarding provisions of control education to people
diagnosed with asthma and to explore the practices, barriers, and
facilitators to routine development and use of written asthma action
plans.
The target audiences for the study are physicians and nurses. Up to
eight physicians will be selected for individual 30-minute interviews
per city. A total of three cities will be visited.
Data from the nurses will be collected by means of a 60-minute
focus group session. Up to four participants will be selected for each
focus group, and a total of two focus groups will be held in each city.
A total of three cities will be visited.
There is no cost to the physicians and the nurses except their
time.
Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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Number of Average burden
Respondent Type of data collection Number of responses per per respondent Total burden (in
respondents respondent (in hours) hours)
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Physicians................................... Interview....................... 24 1 0.5 12
Nurses....................................... Focus Group..................... 24 1 1 24
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Total.................................... ................................ ................ ................ ................. 36
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Dated: October 29, 2010.
Carol E. Walker,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2010-27931 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]
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