Sociodemographic Differences in Asthma Self-Management Knowledge of Parents Seeking Asthma Care for their Children in Pediatric Emergency Departments.

ABSTRACT: To effectively support asthma self-management among children most at risk for poor outcomes, it is important to examine potential disparities in parents' asthma-related knowledge. This study draws on baseline data collected from a randomized controlled trial to analyze how knowledge of asthma self-management varies by sociodemographic characteristics in a racially and economically diverse sample of Medicaid-insured children seeking emergency asthma care (N=221). Multivariable linear regression revealed that parent race/ethnicity, preferred language, and education were independently associated with scores on the Asthma Self Management Knowledge Questionnaire, and there was a significant interaction between parent race/ethnicity and education. In analyses stratified by parent education level

SUBMITTER: Mitchell SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8611788 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature