Construction and validation of four childhood asthma self-management scales: parent barriers, child and parent self-efficacy, and parent belief in treatment efficacy

B Bursch; L Schwankovsky; J Gilbert; R Zeiger

doi:10.3109/02770909909065155

Construction and validation of four childhood asthma self-management scales: parent barriers, child and parent self-efficacy, and parent belief in treatment efficacy

J Asthma. 1999;36(1):115-28. doi: 10.3109/02770909909065155.

Authors

B Bursch¹, L Schwankovsky, J Gilbert, R Zeiger

Affiliation

¹ Department of Organization Effectiveness, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, Southern California Region, Pasadena, USA.

PMID: 10077141
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909065155

Abstract

This study examined the psychometric properties of four new health belief measures for asthmatic children and their parents. A total of 110 asthmatic children (aged 7-15) and 129 parents (with asthmatic children aged 3-15) responded to a mail-out survey. Evidence for reliability (0.75-0.87) and validity was obtained for measures of Parent Barriers to Managing Asthma, Parent Asthma Self-Efficacy (subscales: attack prevention and attack management), Parent Treatment Efficacy, and Child Asthma Self-Efficacy (subscales: attack prevention and attack management). All measures were correlated in the hypothesized directions with health status, asthma symptoms, and impact of illness on the family.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Asthma / ethnology
Asthma / prevention & control
Asthma / therapy*
Attitude to Health*
Child*
Child, Preschool
Data Collection
Ethnicity
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Parents*
Psychometrics / methods
Psychometrics / standards
Self Care / standards*
Self Efficacy*
Treatment Outcome