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T P Usherwood1, A Scrimgeour, J H Barber
1Department of General Practice, Medical School, Sheffield.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|July 1, 1990
Summary
A new questionnaire helps measure how asthma affects children aged 5-14. It assesses perceived disability, nocturnal, and daytime symptoms in pediatric asthma patients.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Clinical Psychology
- Health Outcomes Research
Background:
- Asthma is a prevalent chronic respiratory condition in children.
- Accurate assessment of childhood asthma's impact on daily life is crucial for effective management.
- Existing tools may not fully capture the multifaceted experience of pediatric asthma.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a questionnaire for parents of asthmatic children (aged 5-14).
- To measure perceived disability, nocturnal symptoms, and daytime symptoms associated with childhood asthma.
- To provide a reliable instrument for use in future clinical research.
Main Methods:
- Development of a parent-completed questionnaire for children aged 5-14 years with asthma.
- Assessment of content validity to ensure relevance and comprehensiveness.
- Evaluation of internal reliability to confirm consistency of measurement.
Main Results:
- The questionnaire demonstrated good content validity.
- The instrument showed good internal reliability for its scales.
- Scales measure perceived disability, perceived nocturnal symptoms, and perceived daytime symptoms.
Conclusions:
- The developed questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the impact of asthma in children.
- This instrument can be utilized in future clinical studies involving pediatric asthma patients.
- The questionnaire facilitates a more comprehensive understanding of the child's experience with asthma from the parent's perspective.
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