Table 3 Sample questions posed by participants during the “Black People Like Me” virtual conference sessions
Themes | Sub-themes | Sample responses |
|---|---|---|
Vaccine | Safety | What if you are allergic to aspirin? Is the vaccine safe? |
Dosage | Are there any repercussions to missing the second COVID-19 vaccine? | |
Longevity | Will we need a booster vaccine in the fall? | |
Access | Where can I get vaccinated? | |
Efficacy | With the vaccine, can you still get and spread the virus? | |
Side effects | What are the long-term effects of the vaccine? Infertility? Can the vaccine cause loss of taste, smell, or both? | |
Hesitancy | How do you instill trust with Black Americans that the vaccine is safe? | |
Allergy interactions | Those who are denied a vaccine due to allergies what option of defense due they have? | |
Variants | If we've had the two vaccines, is it safe to join society again in light of the variants? | |
Disease management | Children | What’s the best way to help children with asthma make their lungs stronger (or make asthma less of a problem)? Exercise? Certain foods? |
Age | What is the lifespan of people living with asthma on medication vs without? How long do they live? What specific age groups are meant by "elderly" versus "younger"? | |
Recommendations | It would be great if an app is developed to provide feedback regarding controller medication use to the provider and the parent, similar to diabetes type 1 care | |
Interrelated factors | Is there any significant link between depression and asthma? Asthma and COPD, what is the difference and is there any link? Does stress trigger asthma? Is having asthma a risk factor in COVID-19? Is asthma a disability? | |
Treatment options | Is there a long-term asthma treatment under development or testing that may change lives of the asthmatic community? Is asthma curable like malaria? Why is it important for asthma patients to stick to an asthma control action plan? | |
Health equity | Environment | What role does environmental racism play in the disproportionate numbers in Black Americans with asthma? |
Race and comorbidity | In the study with African Americans and Latinos with asthma, were comorbidities a factor in emergency room visits and asthma related deaths? | |
Race | I've personally not taken the COVID-19 vaccine. Do you think we should take it, as Blacks, or we should abstain? I feel we may be given substandard ones. Why are Black people more affected by COVID-19 than White people? | |
Sex | Why does COVID-19 tend to affect more men than females? | |
Outreach | Education | What are some ways that we can educate our communities about asthma? |
Webinar distribution | When will this webinar be available for rebroadcast? Will this session be archived so that we can share it with others who were not able to log on? | |
Patient engagement | How can someone become a patient partner in a study? |