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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | What determines knowledge of asthma among young people and their families? |
Author: | Barton, C. Abramson, M. Aroni, R. Stewart, K. Thien, F. Sawyer, S. |
Citation: | Journal of Asthma, 2002; 39(8):701-709 |
Publisher: | Marcel Dekker Inc |
Issue Date: | 2002 |
ISSN: | 0277-0903 1532-4303 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Christopher Barton, Michael Abramson, Rosalie Aroni, Kay Stewart, Francis Thien and Susan Sawyer |
Abstract: | In this analysis, we sought to determine factors that predicted the level of asthma knowledge in a sample of adolescents with asthma and their parents. Eighty-five young people aged 10-24 years attending tertiary care asthma clinics and 46 of their parents answered validated respiratory and asthma knowledge questionnaires. Older adolescents were more knowledgeable about asthma than were younger adolescents (r=0.36, p=0.001). Young people with severe asthma (p=0.015) scored higher on the asthma knowledge questionnaire than those with mild/moderate asthma. Asthma knowledge among young people was related to that of their mothers (r=0.47, p=0.014), however, only age and the asthma knowledge of fathers significantly predicted adolescent asthma knowledge. Adolescents develop increasing autonomy for asthma self-management as they mature, but parents remain an important source of information about asthma for young people. |
Keywords: | Humans Asthma Anti-Asthmatic Agents Severity of Illness Index Linear Models Cohort Studies Predictive Value of Tests Parent-Child Relations Age Factors Knowledge Child Welfare Adolescent Adult Child Family Health Australia Female Male Surveys and Questionnaires |
DOI: | 10.1081/JAS-120015793 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/jas-120015793 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 6 General Practice publications |
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