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The Revised Asthma Problem Behavior Checklist: adaptation for use in Spanish asthmatic patients
A Belloch1, M Perpiñá, L M Pascual
1Department of Personality, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain.
Summary
The Revised Asthma Problem Behavior Checklist (RAPBC) effectively identifies behavioral issues in Spanish asthma patients. However, its reliability for assessing lifestyle and self-management needs improvement for better screening.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Behavioral Science
- Psychology
Background:
- Asthma management is complex, often influenced by behavioral factors.
- Understanding behavioral problems is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
- The Revised Asthma Problem Behavior Checklist (RAPBC) is a tool for assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the RAPBC.
- To assess behavioral problems in adult Spanish outpatients with asthma.
- To explore the relationship between behavioral problems and asthma severity.
Main Methods:
- 100 adult Spanish asthma outpatients completed the Spanish RAPBC.
- Data on asthma duration, severity, self-management, dyspnea, and FEV1 were collected.
- Cronbach's alpha, Pearson correlations, and ANOVAs were used for analysis.
Main Results:
- The RAPBC demonstrated high reliability for emotions and behaviors precipitating asthma attacks.
- Concurrent criterion validity was supported by correlations with clinical data.
- Severe asthma patients reported more behavioral problems, poorer self-management, and negative consequences.
Conclusions:
- The Spanish RAPBC is a valid instrument for assessing asthma-related behavioral problems in Spanish patients.
- Its concurrent criterion validity is good.
- Internal consistency for lifestyle and self-management behaviors requires enhancement for optimal screening utility.