African American Parents'/Guardians' Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy and Their Child's Level of Asthma Control

作者：Wood Marilynne R^*; Price James H; Dake Joseph A; Telljohann Susan K; Khuder Sadik A

来源：Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2010, 25(5): 418-427.

DOI：10.1016/j.pedn.2009.05.003

• Asthma
• Health literacy
• Race/ethnicity
• Health disparities
• Self-efficacy
• School-aged children

Nearly 1 of 10 American children has asthma. Asthma is addressed in Healthy People 2010 as a public health problem. This study examined the relationship between parents'/guardians' health literacy levels and their perceived self-efficacy to manage their child's asthma. A four-page asthma questionnaire was developed to assess the self-efficacy of parents/guardians of African American children with asthma. There was a statistically significant relationship among the parents'/guardians health literacy levels and their perceived efficacy expectations to manage their child's asthma. There is evidence that high parental/guardian self-efficacy and successful asthma management contribute to a child with well-controlled asthma. It is necessary for patient educators to capitalize on physician/nurse visits and use the time for asthma education, particularly to increase the efficacy expectations of parents/guardians with limited health literacy skills.

• 出版日期2010-10