Table 4.
Model direct, indirect, and total effects of variables on illness representations and acute asthma visits by ethnic group
| Variables and their effect | White | African American | Puerto Rican | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | β(SE) | 95% CI | p value | R2 | β(SE) | 95% CI | p value | R2 | β(SE) | 95% CI | p value | |
| Direct effect on illness representation | 0.32 | 0.23 | 0.26 | |||||||||
| Parent perception of severity | −0.02 (0.03) | −0.07, 0.03 | 0.53 | −0.09 (0.03) | −0.13, −0.03 | 0.01 | −0.02 (0.05) | −0.10, 0.06 | 0.73 | |||
| Parental education | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.01, 0.05 | 0.009 | 0.03 (0.02) | 0,0.05 | 0.06 | 0.03 (0.02) | 0, 0.05 | 0.05 | |||
| Poverty | −0.17 (0.07) | −0.29, −0.06 | 0.02 | −0.09 (0.08) | −0.20, 0.05 | 0.24 | −0.05 (0.07) | −0.17, 0.07 | 0.51 | |||
| Asthma Duration | 0.002 (0.001) | 0.001, 0.003 | 0.02 | 0 (0.001) | −0.002, 0.001 | 0.77 | −0.001 (0.001) | −0.002, 0.001 | 0.55 | |||
| Parent-health care provider relationship | 0.27 (0.06) | 0.18,0.39 | <0.0001 | 0.22 (0.07) | 0.11, 0.34 | 0.002 | 0.36 (0.13) | 0.12, 0.54 | 0.006 | |||
| Direct effect on acute visits | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.34 | |||||||||
| Parental perception of severity | 0.07 (0.10) | −0.08, 0.24 | 0.50 | 0.37 (0.10) | 0.20, 0.53 | <0.0001 | 0.55 (0.11) | 0.40, 0.7 | <0.0001 | |||
| Illness representation | −0.08 (0.20) | −0.44, 0.20 | 0.67 | −0.45 (0.19) | −0.76, −0.11 | 0.02 | −0.14 (0.37) | −0.66, 0.54 | 0.70 | |||
| Smoke exposure | −0.13 (0.18) | −0.43, 0.15 | 0.46 | 0.20 (0.18) | −0.09, 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.32 (0.24) | −0.14, 0.69 | 0.19 | |||
| Clinical assessment of severity | 0.34 (0.09) | 0.19, 0.49 | <0.0001 | 0.25 (0.12) | 0.09, 0.46 | 0.03 | 0.15 (0.15) | −0.14, 0.36 | 0.34 | |||
| Health care setting | −0.34 (0.23) | −0.74, 0.03 | 0.14 | −0.50 (0.19) | −0.78, −0.20 | 0.008 | −0.75 (0.25) | −10.14, −0.34 | 0.002 | |||
| Indirect effect of illness representation on acute visits | ||||||||||||
| Poverty | 0.01 (0.04) | −0.03, 0.100.710 | 0.71 | 0.04 (0.04) | −0.005, 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.007 (0.03) | −0.03, 0.08 | 0.83 | |||
| Asthma duration | 0 (0) | −0.001, 0 | 0.68 | 0 (0) | −0.001, 0.001 | 0.79 | 0 (0) | 0, 0.001 | 0.86 | |||
| Parental perception of severity | 0.002 (0.008) | −0.004, 0.02 | 0.84 | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.008, 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.002 (0.02) | −0.02, 0.04 | 0.91 | |||
| Parental education | −0.002 (0.006) | −0.02, 0.005 | 0.69 | −0.01 (0.009) | −0.03, 0 | 0.18 | −0.004 (0.01) | −0.03, 0.01 | 0.74 | |||
| Parent-health care provider relationship | −0.02 (0.05) | −0.13, 0.05 | 0.68 | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.21,−0.02 | 0.09 | −0.05 (0.13) | −0.24, 0.17 | 0.69 | |||