Factors Related to Management Behaviors Among Caregivers of Children with Asthma
Keywords:
Management Behavior Among Caregivers, Children with Asthma, Related FactorsAbstract
Asthma in children is a chronic respiratory tract disease which has a profound impact on children and their caregivers. The purpose of this correlational descriptive research was to describe management behaviors and study the Social Support and Asthma Knowledge related to management behaviors among caregivers of children with asthma. The samples, selected by purposive sampling, included 85 caregivers of children with asthma aged from 1 to 6 years old, who received treatment at the pediatric out-patient departments at two northern tertiary hospitals, from March to August 2018. Data were collected using the Caregiving involvement questionnaire, comprising of the Family Behavior questionnaire, the Social Support questionnaire, and the Asthma Knowledge questionnaire. The reliability test of the questionnaire showed the value of .83, .87, and .96, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
The study results revealed that:
- The score of management behaviors among caregivers of children with asthma were at a high level (= 132.13, S.D. = 8.10). Considering each dimension of management behaviors, it was found that the dimension of the characteristics of illness, family role, and psychosocial was at a high level (= 72.60, S.D. = 5.92, = 42.56, S.D. = 4.08 and = 19.15, S.D. = 1.53), respectively.
- Social support and asthma knowledge had a statistically significant positive relationship at a moderate level with management behaviors among caregivers of children with asthma ( r =.59, p<.01 and r =.61, p<.01 respectively).
The results of this study may serve as the preliminary data for nurses to use in planning to promote the management behaviors among caregivers of children with asthma with the provision of social support and asthma knowledge.
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