Table 6.
Generalized estimating equation results predicting whether the provider includes caregiver input into the asthma management regimen (N=296)
| Independent Variables | Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
|---|---|
| Child’s severity of asthma- moderate severe | 0.63 (0.22, 1.80) |
| Years living with asthma | 1.01 (0.98, 1.03) |
| Taking a controller medication | 1.41 (0.34, 5.82) |
| Child age in years | 0.87 (0.70, 1.09) |
| Caregiver age | 1.00 (0.94, 1.06) |
| Caregiver gender- female | 4.11 (0.50, 34.04) |
| Caregiver race- White | 0.52 (0.19, 1.47) |
| Caregiver years of education | 1.07 (0.88, 1.30) |
| How long you and your family have known the doctor | 1.79 (1.00, 3.22) |
| Provider gender- female | 1.02 (0.32, 3.28) |
| Provider race- White | 0.43 (0.10, 1.79) |
| Provider age | 0.93 (0.87, 0.99)* |
| Length of visit | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) |
| Did the child ask any asthma management questions | 1.84 (0.51, 6.67) |
| Number of caregiver asthma management questions | 1.39 (1.06, 1.81)* |
p< 0.05