title: Higher perceived HRQoL in Moroccan children with asthma and their parents.
abstract: We explored the differences in the perceived HRQoL between children with asthma from Moroccan and Dutch descent and their parents. In total 33 children (aged 6-18 years) from Moroccan (16) and Dutch descent (17) and their parents participated. All children were currently under treatment in a general hospital in the Netherlands. Generic and asthma specific HRQoL were assessed (DUX-25, DISABKIDS, PAQLQ). Significant differences were found on the DUX-25 subscales physical, emotional and home functioning. Children and parents from Dutch descent reported a lower HRQoL. The findings of this study are contrary with previous research. Results can be explained by the individualistic-collectivistic dimension, socially desirability, language and the feeling of miscomprehension. If this explanation makes sense health care workers have to invest in a good relationship with especially immigrant children and their parents, so they will have enough confidence to talk more openly about their physical as well as their psycho-social complaints.
authors.affiliation: Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Department of Pediatrics, Gouda, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Monique Theodora Maria
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Veenstra-van Schie
authors.affiliation: Leiden University, Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Coenen
authors.affiliation: Leiden University, Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hendrik Maria
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Koopman
authors.affiliation: Groene Hart Ziekenhuis, Department of Pediatrics, Gouda, the Netherlands ; Ghent University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Florens Gerard Adriaan
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Versteegh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000208:ethnology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010465:Perception; D011788:Quality of Life
keywords: Asthma; children; cultural differences; parents