Parental asthma education and risks for nonadherence to pediatric asthma treatments.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Targeted parental education reduces acute visits for pediatric asthma. Whether the use of education sources readily available to parents relates to nonadherence to asthma treatments is uncertain. This study describes asthma education sources and assesses for a relationship to risks for nonadherence.

Methods

Caregivers of children with asthma completed a cross-sectional survey at 2 sites: a pediatric emergency department (ED) and an asthma clinic (AC). Measured items included the use of 7 education sources (primary care, ED, AC, friends/family, TV, internet, and printed materials), scores of child asthma morbidity, parental asthma knowledge, and risks for nonadherence, the primary outcome. Recruitment site, preferred language (English/Spanish), and demographics wer

SUBMITTER: Delgado EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4591748 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature