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. 2012 Oct;130(4):627–633. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0913

TABLE 4.

GEE Predicting Caregiver Reported Control Medication Adherence During the Past Week at the Home Visit (N = 158)

Independent Variables β Coefficient (95% Confidence Interval)
Parent-reported child medication adherence at office visit 0.09 (−0.02 to 0.21)
Years living with asthma −0.28 (−1.02 to 0.45)
Child asthma severity 3.02 (−4.75 to 10.80)
Child taking >1 controller medication 1.37 (−4.93 to 7.67)
Child age −1.69 (−3.04 to −0.34)*
Child gender 0.77 (−6.13 to 7.67)
Child race 0.21 (−6.99 to 7.34)
Caregiver education (in years) −0.50 (−1.77 to 0.76)
Child asthma management self-efficacy 18.92 (12.72 to 25.12)***
Number of asthma medication questions the child asks −1.90 (−8.77 to 4.98)
Provider asked for child input into asthma treatment plan −8.82 (−16.76 to −0.87)**
Provider asked for caregiver input into asthma treatment plan 9.01 (3.65 to 14.37)***
Number of control medication questions the provider asks 0.20 (−1.03 to 1.43)
Child asthma outcome expectations 1.40 (−2.16 to 4.96)
Length of visit 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.02)

*P < .05; ** P < .01; *** P < .001.