Cognitive factors predict medication adherence and asthma control in urban adolescents with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adolescents with asthma often report poor medication adherence and asthma control. Cognitive factors embedded in the social cognitive theory including self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and barrier perceptions may explain poor asthma outcomes in this population. This study was performed to examine the extent to which these cognitive factors are intercorrelated and explain medication adherence and asthma control in urban adolescents.

Patients and methods

A total of 373 urban adolescents (12-20 years) with asthma completed questionnaires measuring asthma-related self-efficacy, outcome expectations, barrier perceptions, medication adherence, and asthma control. Multiple linear regression was conducted to examine the extent to which the three cognitive factors predicte

SUBMITTER: Rhee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5973469 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature