title: [Development of a questionnaire to assess the knowledge on infantile++ asthma in medical students].
abstract: Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness. The increasing morbidity and mortality are striking contrast to major scientific advances in our understanding of asthma. It is now regarded as a chronic rather than a episodic illness and the major factors contributing to asthma morbidity and mortality are underdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. The majority of children with asthma are cared for by nonspecialist physicians. Studies have shown that only small proportions of practitioners have an adequate understanding of the changing concepts of asthma management. We development an asthma knowledge questionnaire based on "Guidelines and the Practice Parameters for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma" of The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The questionnaires include 25 questions on definition, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baeza Bacab
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rebolledo Fernández
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Elaboración de un cuestionario para evaluar el conocimiento sobre el asma infantil en estudiantes de medicina.