| Literature DB >> 22920660 |
Sharon D Horner1, Sharon A Brown, Veronica García Walker.
Abstract
The unpredictable nature of asthma makes it stressful for children and can affect their quality of life (QOL). An exploratory analysis of 183 rural school-aged children's data was conducted to determine relationships among demographic factors, children's responses to asthma (coping and asthma self-management), and their QOL. Coping frequency, asthma severity, and race/ethnicity significantly predicted children's asthma-related QOL. Children reported more frequent coping as asthma-related QOL worsened (higher scores). Children with more asthma severity had worse asthma-related QOL. Post hoc analyses showed that racial/ethnic minorities reported worse asthma-related QOL scores than did non-Hispanic Whites.Entities:
Mesh:
Year: 2011 PMID: 22920660 PMCID: PMC3428597 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2011.06.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Nurs ISSN: 0882-5963 Impact factor: 2.145