Sl. Wade et al., Division of responsibility for asthma management tasks between caregivers and children in the inner city, J DEV BEH P, 20(2), 1999, pp. 93-98
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,Pediatrics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
This investigation examined caregiver and child perceptions of the division
of responsibility for asthma management tasks in families. The study sampl
e included 789 children with asthma, aged 6 to 9 years, who lived in the in
ner city. These children and their primary caregivers completed the Asthma
Responsibility Interview. The correlation between the caregiver's and child
's ratings of the child's responsibility was low (.19), with children ratin
g themselves as more responsible than their caregivers rated them. Caregive
r and child ratings of the child's responsibility increased with the child'
s age; however, caregivers' ratings of their own responsibility remained co
nstant over the age range studied. Kappa statistics ranged from -.03 to .12
, with up to 16% of children reporting less responsibility for self-care th
an was indicated by the caregiver. More than one third of families reported
four or more asthma caregivers. The discrepancy between the caregiver's an
d child's perceptions and the involvement of multiple caregivers raise the
possibility of unintentional nonadherence.