Development of an instrument to assess stress levels and quality of life in children with asthma.
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a new instrument, About My Asthma (AMA), to assess stressors affecting quality of life in children with asthma. The AMA is a 55-item, 4-point Likert-type scale. Concurrent validity was established by comparing the AMA with the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ). Increased levels of stress measured by the AMA correlated with a decreased quality of life measured by the PAQLQ. We conclude that the AMA is a valid and reliable instrument to measure the quantity and type of stressors experienced by children who have asthma.
Department of Respiratory Therapy, School of Allied Health Sciences and Graduate Studies, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912-0850, USA. SMISHOE@mail.mcg.edu
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D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards