Asthma management self-efficacy in parents of primary school-age children

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Brown, Nicola, Gallagher, Robyn, Fowler, Cathrine and Wales, Sandra. (2014). Asthma management self-efficacy in parents of primary school-age children. Journal of Child Health Care. 18(2), pp. 133-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493512474724
AuthorsBrown, Nicola, Gallagher, Robyn, Fowler, Cathrine and Wales, Sandra
Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate asthma management self-efficacy in parents of primary school-age children with asthma and to explore possible associations between parent asthma management self-efficacy, parent and child characteristics, asthma task difficulty and asthma management responsibility. A cross-sectional descriptive survey of 113 parents was conducted to assess the level of parent asthma management self-efficacy, asthma task difficulty and confidence, asthma responsibility and socio-demographic characteristics. The findings indicate that parents had higher self-efficacy for attack prevention than attack management. Parents had higher self-efficacy for asthma management tasks that are simple, skills based and performed frequently such as medication administration and less confidence and greater difficulty with tasks associated with judgement and decision-making. Multivariate linear regression analysis identified English language, child asthma responsibility and parent education as predictors of higher asthma management self-efficacy, while an older child was associated with lower parent asthma management self-efficacy. The implications of these results for planning and targeting health education and self-management interventions for parents and children are discussed.

Keywordsasthma; parents; self-efficacy; child; management
Year2014
JournalJournal of Child Health Care
Journal citation18 (2), pp. 133-144
PublisherSAGE Publications
ISSN1367-4935
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493512474724
PubMed ID23424000
Scopus EID2-s2.0-84901258719
Page range133-144
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Online19 Feb 2013
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