Table 3.
Actual questions asked by the children
| Types of Questions Asked | Subcategory | Actual Question |
|---|---|---|
| Medication | Asks for clarification or checks for understanding | Which one is that? |
| It is, ain’t it? | ||
| That’s the maxair stuff? | ||
| Oh, it is? | ||
| What’s that one? | ||
| The one I ((sounds of inhaling))? … the purple thing, advair, what you call it? | ||
| The inhaler? | ||
| Them little white pills? | ||
| The purple thing advair what you call it? | ||
| So is that the advair? | ||
| The q-var? | ||
| So what do I get? | ||
| Is that like with the (unclear)? | ||
| My inhaler? | ||
| What is that? | ||
| What is that again? | ||
| What’s that? | ||
| And then that’s (unclear) for hours? | ||
| I need an inhaler? | ||
| Was I supposed to use the um, pulmicort once a day? | ||
| So that’s eight puffs a day? | ||
| Barriers or Side Effects | Is it going to taste better? | |
| It won’t hurt me will it? | ||
| Device/Technique | What’s a spacer? | |
| Mom is the spacer that green thing? | ||
| How many times do I click it? | ||
| You can tilt it? | ||
| Was I supposed to take that um, stuff for my nose? | ||
| What’s a disc? | ||
| When you say two puffs do I close it again and do it? | ||
| Okay, how long should I hold it? | ||
| Is that a right? | ||
| Can I try it? | ||
| What’s that? | ||
| Duration | Twelve hours? | |
| Oh, so I still use both? | ||
| Frequency/Timing | As many times a day? | |
| If I go swimming or something like that will I still take the albuterol? | ||
| Ok so before we get active go ahead and do it? | ||
| Well, am I supposed to use both of these things twice a day (unclear)? | ||
| Two per day? | ||
| At bedtime? | ||
| Once a day? | ||
| How many times do I take that? | ||
| I do it when I don’t need it? | ||
| Purpose | Is it, was it like the albuterol? | |
| Quantity/Supply | Will I get it today? | |
| Does that have medicine in it? | ||
| Will I get to keep the inhaler? | ||
| School Use | Can I get one of those pump things for school? | |
| Do you think I should take it to PE? | ||
| Other | What’s a pulmicort? | |
| Can I (unclear) if I take the medicine? | ||
| Can I throw the pulmicort in the trash can? | ||
| Peak Flow Meter | So my green is like two seventy? | |
| What happens when it’s red? | ||
| Have I got to use that? | ||
| Environmental Trigger Control or Asthma Triggers | How about exercise at my daycare? | |
| Just like me jumping on the trampoline? |