What determines knowledge of asthma among young people and their families?

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dc.contributor.authorBarton, C.
dc.contributor.authorAbramson, M.
dc.contributor.authorAroni, R.
dc.contributor.authorStewart, K.
dc.contributor.authorThien, F.
dc.contributor.authorSawyer, S.
dc.date.issued2002
dc.description.abstractIn 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityChristopher Barton, Michael Abramson, Rosalie Aroni, Kay Stewart, Francis Thien and Susan Sawyer
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Asthma, 2002; 39(8):701-709
dc.identifier.doi10.1081/JAS-120015793
dc.identifier.issn0277-0903
dc.identifier.issn1532-4303
dc.identifier.orcidBarton, C. [0000-0001-9823-7425]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/42116
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMarcel Dekker Inc
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1081/jas-120015793
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectAnti-Asthmatic Agents
dc.subjectSeverity of Illness Index
dc.subjectLinear Models
dc.subjectCohort Studies
dc.subjectPredictive Value of Tests
dc.subjectParent-Child Relations
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectChild Welfare
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectFamily Health
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.titleWhat determines knowledge of asthma among young people and their families?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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