Table 2.
Mean baseline values for demographics and main outcome and mediator measures.
| Characteristic | Control (n = 153) |
CHESS+CMa
(n = 148) |
P value | ||
| Dropout, n (%) | 26 (17%) | 16 (11%) | .12 | ||
| Children’s characteristics | |||||
| Male gender, n (%) | 87 (57%) | 97 (66%) | .12 | ||
| Mean age (years), mean (SD) | 8.18 (2.45) | 7.65 (2.61) | .11 | ||
| Mean age at first asthma diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 3.16 (2.57) | 2.79 (2.45) | .21 | ||
| African American, n (%) | 84 (55%) | 87 (59%) | .39 | ||
| Medicaid, n (%) | 80 (52%) | 74 (50%) | .69 | ||
| Yes to: n (%) | |||||
| Prednisone at least onceb | 96 (63%) | 101 (68%) | .33 | ||
| Hospital stays for asthmab | 28 (18%) | 22 (15%) | .51 | ||
| Emergency department for asthmab | 78 (51%) | 84 (57%) | .37 | ||
| Unplanned clinic visitb | 116 (75.8%) | 110 (74.3%) | .71 | ||
| Intensive care unit for asthmab | 8 (5%) | 4 (3%) | .39 | ||
| Asthma specialistb | 87 (57%) | 84 (57%) | .89 | ||
| Asthma action plan | 78 (51%) | 87 (59%) | .22 | ||
| Parents’ characteristics | |||||
| Mean age (years), mean (SD) | 37.94 (8.06) | 38.03 (9.81) | .92 | ||
| Female gender, n (%) | 145 (94.8%) | 138 (93.2%) | .59 | ||
| African American, n (%) | 72 (47%) | 78 (53%) | .25 | ||
| Marital status: with partner, n (%) | 73 (48%) | 73 (49%) | .82 | ||
| Highest level of education: high school or less | 49 (32%) | 47 (32%) | .67 | ||
| Outcome variables | |||||
| ACQc, mean (SD) score | 2.32 (1.11) | 2.49 (1.26) | .21 | ||
| Symptom-free days, odds ratio (SD) | 0.45 (0.39) | 0.47 (0.38) | .75 | ||
| Composite adherence score, mean (SD) % | 73.54 (47.81) | 69.80 (26.96) | .43 | ||
| Pharmacy refill possession ratio, mean (SD) | 56.86 (27.14) | 58.44 (26.68) | .67 | ||
| Self-report 1, mean (SD) % | 88.80 (51.4) | 82.92 (27.09) | .30 | ||
| Self-report 2, mean (SD) % | 89.97 (32.11) | 87.10 (26.99) | .48 | ||
| Mediator variables | |||||
| Social supportd, mean (SD) score | 3.42 (0.73) | 3.54 (0.71) | .13 | ||
| Self-efficacyd, mean (SD) score | 3.58 (0.67) | 3.67 (0.62) | .25 | ||
| Information competenced, mean (SD) score | 3.13 (0.55) | 3.25 (0.63) | .59 | ||
a Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System plus monthly nurse case management.
b In the past year.
c Asthma Control Questionnaire, response scale: 1 = excellent asthma control; 7 = very poor asthma control.
d Response scale: 1–5.