title: Agreement between teenager and caregiver responses to questions about teenager's asthma.
abstract: It is unknown if teenagers and caregivers give similar responses when interviewed about the teen's asthma. We analyzed data for 63 urban African-American teen-caregiver pairs. Caregivers underestimated teen smoking by 30%, gave lower estimates for teen exposure to passive smoke, and disagreed with teens on controller medication usage. Teen-caregiver responses were not significantly different for estimates of symptom-days, activity limitations, or nights awakened; nor were they significantly different for report of emergency department visits or hospitalizations. Agreement was weak for perceived asthma control and severity. Teen-caregiver agreement on asthma depends on the type of information being sought.
authors.affiliation: Biostatistics and Research Epidemiology, Detroit, Michigan 48202 USA. cjoseph1@hfhs.org
authors.forename: Christine L M
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Havstad
authors.forename: Christine C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vinuya
authors.forename: Dennis R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Ownby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D017028:Caregivers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires