Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Effect of maternal knowledge of asthma management on quality of life and asthma control among children with asthma: a cross-sectional study. |
| Authors: |
Aldirawi, Ali1 (NURSE) a.aldirawi@hotmail.com, Al-Qudimat, Ahmad R.2 (NURSE), Jin, Yan1 (NURSE), Eldeirawi, Kamal3 (NURSE) |
| Source: |
Journal of Asthma. Feb2025, Vol. 62 Issue 2, p271-280. 10p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*ASTHMA in children, *MOTHERS, *PUBLIC hospitals, *ASTHMA, *QUALITY of life |
| Abstract: |
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mothers' knowledge about asthma management on quality of life and asthma control among children with asthma in Palestine. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out by mothers of children with asthma in Palestine in four major public hospitals. Mothers of a total of 220 were selected randomly via a computerized system. Data were collected using Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life (PAQLQ), an Asthma Control Test (ACT), and the mothers' Self-Practices and Knowledge (SPK) of asthma management questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (V25). Results: A total of 220 mothers of children with asthma were randomly selected and invited to participate but 182 agreed to participate, with a response rate of 83%. The mean age of participant children was 9.7 ± 2.72 years, and the mean age of mothers was 34.5 ± 9.6 years. The mean score of the QoL was 3.91(SD ± 1.61) out of 7. Most participant children had uncontrolled asthma with a total mean score of 14.13(SD ± 5.23) on the ACT. The mean score of mothers' SPK level was 2.12(SD ± 0.83) with a total mean score of 42.13 ± 3.68 out of 68, which indicated a moderate level of knowledge and there was a strong correlation between mothers' SPK and children's QoL. Conclusions: The investigation showed that mothers of children with asthma had moderate SPK, and the children had uncontrolled asthma with poor QoL. These findings suggest developing educational initiatives to enhance parents' asthma-related knowledge and skills to improve their children's asthma-related quality of life and asthma control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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