کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2666803 1564330 2006 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Does Your Child Have Asthma? Filled Prescriptions and Household Report of Child Asthma
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
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Does Your Child Have Asthma? Filled Prescriptions and Household Report of Child Asthma
چکیده انگلیسی

IntroductionSurveys are central for information on asthma prevalence. Recently, the validity of parental reports of pediatric asthma has been questioned. Confidence is examined in the report of asthma for children, obtained in a survey from the adult household member most knowledgeable about household health care (MKA).MethodMKA reports of asthma are compared with pharmacy records of prescriptions beneficial in asthma treatment (“asthma medications”) for children 0 to 17 years old in the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.Results“Asthma medications” were filled for 6.5% of children, yet the MKA did not report asthma for 47.3% of them. However, for 61.2% of these children, the MKA reported plausible alternative medical conditions. For 9.0%, diagnosis information was missing. Among children with an “asthma medication,” the MKA was less likely to report either asthma or a plausible alternative diagnosis for girls and for children 0 to 5 years of age. Reporting was not statistically different by child race/ethnicity, household income, education level, and MKA English language proficiency.DiscussionSurveys do not overlook as many children with asthma as previously reported. Among children with “asthma medications,” only sex and age appear to be different for children whose MKA reported either asthma or a plausible alternative diagnosis versus those whose MKA did not report either.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Pediatric Health Care - Volume 20, Issue 6, November–December 2006, Pages 374–383
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