title: Influences of partners' views of asthma self-management and family environment on asthmatic adults' asthma quality of life.
abstract: Influences of partners' views of the adult asthmatic's self-management and family environment were explored from the perspective of a collaborative care system. Adults (N = 172, 86 couples) completed questionnaires: perceived control of asthma, perceived ability to care for self, asthma quality of life (AQOL), and an asthma opinion survey. Significant relationships between perceptions of adults with asthma (AWA) and partners were found (r ranged from.32 to.74). Multiple regression analysis of partners' perceptions on AWA AQOL yielded a 3-factor solution (R(2) = 39%). Family cohesion had a significant effect on AWA AQOL (F [1, 168] = 4.43, p <or=.04). Clinical implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri-Columbia, Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. GedenE@missouri.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geden
authors.forename: Sang-Arun
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Isaramalai
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005192:Family Health; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012648:Self Care; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires