Abstract
It is unknown if teenagers and caregivers give similar responses when interviewed about the teen's asthma. We analyzed data for 63 urban African-American teen-caregiver pairs. Caregivers underestimated teen smoking by 30%, gave lower estimates for teen exposure to passive smoke, and disagreed with teens on controller medication usage. Teen-caregiver responses were not significantly different for estimates of symptom-days, activity limitations, or nights awakened; nor were they significantly different for report of emergency department visits or hospitalizations. Agreement was weak for perceived asthma control and severity. Teen-caregiver agreement on asthma depends on the type of information being sought.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 119-124 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Asthma |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2006 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Asthma
- Kappa statistic
- Teenagers
- Urban
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Immunology and Allergy
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine