title: Parent and Child Independent Report of Emotional Responses to Asthma-Specific Vignettes: The Relationship Between Emotional States, Self-Management Behaviors, and Symptoms.
abstract: Little is known about the emotional intelligence (EI) of parents and their children with asthma. Objectives of this study were to assess: 1) parent's and children's report of emotions in response to an asthma vignette (proxy for EI) and 2) the relationship between emotions, self-management behaviors, and symptoms.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a descriptive, mixed methods study of children 7-12 years old with asthma. Parent-Child dyads (n=104) responded to an asthma vignette to gain insight into emotions, symptoms, and self-management behaviors. Additional questions assessed confidence and worry using a 5-point Likert scale. Thematic analyses and descriptive statistics were used to assess qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children were predominantly male (58%), 7-9 (58%), and White (46%). The most common negative emotions reported by children were scared and sad. Children who sought help from an adult were less likely to report using medications compared to children who did not seek help (39.5% vs. 62.3%, p=.029). Children with low worry and high confidence had fewer symptoms compared to children reporting high worry and low confidence (symptoms: days 3.24 vs. 6.77, p=.012, nights 2.71 vs. 5.36, p=.004).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children provided appropriate emotional responses to the asthma vignette; emotions were related to self-management behaviors and symptoms. More studies are needed to specifically assess EI in this population.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parents and children with greater EI may be better able to understand their needs, engage in self-management behaviors, and communicate with their nurses, to improve their support network and ability to access services.
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Nursing; St. John Fisher College, Wegmans School of Pharmacy. Electronic address: kconn@sjfc.edu.
authors.forename: Kelly M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Conn
authors.affiliation: Temple University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.affiliation: University of Rochester School of Nursing.
authors.forename: Hyekyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rhee
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011379:Prognosis; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D057566:Self Report; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
keywords: Asthma; Emotional intelligence; Emotions; Parent–Child; Self-management