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Medication adherence in pediatric asthma: reasoning, responsibility, and behavior

Elizabeth L McQuaid1, Sheryl J Kopel, Robert B Klein

  • 1Child Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA. emcquaid@lifespan.org

Journal of Pediatric Psychology
|June 17, 2003
PubMed

Insights

Child adherence to asthma medication is low at 48%. Older children, despite greater knowledge and responsibility, show poorer adherence. This highlights a gap in pediatric asthma management.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Health Psychology

Background:

  • Asthma management in children requires consistent adherence to preventive medication.
  • Understanding factors influencing adherence is crucial for improving health outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate child adherence to preventive asthma medications.
  • To explore the relationship between children's asthma knowledge, reasoning, and management responsibility with adherence.
  • To determine if adherence correlates with asthma morbidity.

Main Methods:

  • 106 children with asthma and their parents participated.
  • Medication adherence was tracked electronically for one month.
  • Self-report measures and child interviews assessed knowledge and reasoning.

Main Results:

  • Children adhered to approximately 48% of prescribed asthma medication doses.
  • Adherence was lower in older children, minority groups, and those with higher morbidity.
  • Increased age correlated with better asthma knowledge and perceived responsibility, but not adherence.

Conclusions:

  • Older children's increased asthma knowledge and responsibility did not translate to better medication adherence.
  • No significant association was found between adherence and child's knowledge, reasoning, or management responsibility.
  • Current approaches may not effectively link understanding to action in pediatric asthma management.
Abstract

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