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Using structural equation modeling to understand child and parent perceptions of asthma quality of life
Robert D Annett1, Charles Turner, Janet L Brody
1Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. rdannett@unm.edu
Objective:
Using structural equation modeling, test a conceptual model of associations between constructs predicting parent and child asthma quality of life.
Methods:
Children with a confirmed asthma diagnosis and their parents completed measures of health status and independently reported on psychological functioning, family functioning, and quality of life.
Results:
Measurement and structural models for predicting parent and child quality of life provided a good fit of data to the conceptual model. Parent and child independent reports of quality of life are dependent upon family functioning and child psychological functioning. Long-term asthma symptom control is the only health status variable that impacts quality of life.
Conclusions:
With minor modifications, both parent and child data fit the conceptual model. Child psychological functioning and long-term asthma control jointly contribute to quality of life outcomes. Findings suggest that both acute and long-term asthma health status outcomes have different determinants.
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