Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5570005 | Journal of Pediatric Nursing | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Approximately 6.3 million US children suffer from asthma. The purpose of this study was to explore factors on school-aged children's emotional responses to asthma, N = 85, ages 6-12. Correlations included Asthma related child emotional functioning QOL and (a) asthma severity, r = â 0.30, p < 0.01, (b) child internalizing behaviors, r = â 0.26, p < 0.05, (c) child externalizing behaviors r = â 0.43, p < 0.001; Caregiver emotional functioning QOL and (a) asthma severity, r = â 0.39, p < 0.001, (b) child internalizing behaviors, r = â 0.22, p < 0.05, (c) child externalizing behaviors, r = â 0.25; p < 0.05. Multiple regression analysis revealed that asthma severity and child externalizing problems accounted for 26% of the variance in asthma related child emotional functioning QOL, F (4, 79) = 7.051, p < 0.001 (asthma severity, β = â 0.31, p < 0.01; child externalizing problem behaviors, β = â 0.43, p < 0.001). Findings imply that asthma research should consider problem behaviors of school-aged children when addressing asthma related emotional functioning QOL.
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Authors
Verónica GarcÃa (PhD, RN, NE-BC, CNE),