title: African American parents'/guardians' health literacy and self-efficacy and their child's level of asthma control.
abstract: Nearly 1 of 10 American children has asthma. Asthma is addressed in Healthy People 2010 as a public health problem. This study examined the relationship between parents'/guardians' health literacy levels and their perceived self-efficacy to manage their child's asthma. A four-page asthma questionnaire was developed to assess the self-efficacy of parents/guardians of African American children with asthma. There was a statistically significant relationship among the parents'/guardians health literacy levels and their perceived efficacy expectations to manage their child's asthma. There is evidence that high parental/guardian self-efficacy and successful asthma management contribute to a child with well-controlled asthma. It is necessary for patient educators to capitalize on physician/nurse visits and use the time for asthma education, particularly to increase the efficacy expectations of parents/guardians with limited health literacy skills.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA. marilynne.wood@utoledo.edu
authors.forename: Marilynne R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dake
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Telljohann
authors.forename: Sadik A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Khuder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents