Coping with childhood asthma: Caretakers'views

Childhood asthma is a chronic health condition that affects more than 1 million school-age children and their families. Asthma is the leading cause of school absences and accounts for a substantial amount of activity limitation in children. A small pilot study of caretakers of African American and H...

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Published inHealth & social work Vol. 19; no. 2; p. 103
Main Authors Mailick, Mildred D, Holden, Gary, Walther, Virginia N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Silver Spring, Md., etc National Association of Social Workers 01.05.1994
Oxford University Press
Subjects
African American Children
Asthma
Attendance
Child Health
Children & youth
Chronic Illness
Conflict Resolution
Control Groups
Coping
Emotional Problems
Family Environment
Family Life
Family Relationship
Followup Studies
Literature Reviews
Mothers
Parent Child Relationship
Psychological Patterns
School attendance
Social Support Groups
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Summary:Childhood asthma is a chronic health condition that affects more than 1 million school-age children and their families. Asthma is the leading cause of school absences and accounts for a substantial amount of activity limitation in children. A small pilot study of caretakers of African American and Hispanic school-age children with asthma explored the effects of the illness on families and the coping strategies used by caretakers. Large and significant correlations were found between the perceived impact in the areas of financial burden, social and familial isolation, and personal strain. Caretakers reported using active coping, planning, religion, and acceptance of the illness most frequently. The authors suggest the value of making conceptual distinctions between the burden imposed by the illness and the coping skills used by caretakers.
ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854