Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms, Underperception of Respiratory Compromise, and Illness Representations in Black and Latino Children With Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the associations between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, underperception of respiratory compromise, and illness representations in Black and Latino children with asthma. We hypothesized that increased child-reported ADHD symptoms, as well as parent reports for their child, would be associated with underperception of respiratory compromise, and maladaptive asthma beliefs.

Methods

Two hundred ninety-six parent-child dyads were recruited from pediatric asthma and primary care clinics in the Bronx. Participants completed demographic questionnaires, the Conners-3 ADHD Index to measure ADHD symptoms, and the Asthma Illness Representation Scale to assess asthma beliefs. Perception of respiratory compromise was assessed by prog

SUBMITTER: Fruchter N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653357 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature