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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2014 Nov 30;20(1):49–61. doi: 10.1111/jspn.12098

Table 6.

Parameter Estimates for Acceptance of Asthma in Connectedness with Peers

Good Friends Classmates – Negatively Wordeda Reverse Scored Classmates – Positively Worded

Parameter B SE df t p B SE df t p B SE df t p
Intercept 2.25 0.27 68 8.38 < .001 1.71 0.24 68 7.22 < .001 1.81 0.26 58 6.94 < .001
Baseline 0.47 0.05 62 9.19 < .001 0.57 0.05 46 12.60 < .001 0.54 0.05 40 10.77 < .001
Female −0.17 0.09 125 −1.88 .063 −0.26 0.08 107 −3.27 .001 −0.23 0.09 76 −2.54 .013*
Age of student −0.03 0.09 128 −0.33 .739 −0.13 0.08 74 −1.55 .126 −0.07 0.08 84 −0.79 .432
Fifth grade −0.09 0.12 138 −0.71 .478 0.14 0.11 92 1.21 .228 −0.07 0.12 92 −0.60 .553
African American 0.18 0.10 119 1.83 .070 0.08 0.08 137 1.05 .297 0.10 0.09 126 1.14 .256
Hispanic 0.06 0.16 101 0.39 .699 0.02 0.14 65 0.17 .869 −0.23 0.14 100 −1.69 .093
Time since diagnosis 0.00 0.02 121 0.05 .958 0.01 0.02 102 0.34 .732 0.03 0.02 125 1.91 .058
Stimuli of allergies −0.26 0.12 140 −2.18 .031* −0.00 0.11 112 −0.04 .970 −0.13 0.11 139 −1.24 .219
Stimuli of exercise 0.01 0.10 120 0.07 .943 −0.05 0.09 105 −0.53 .600 0.06 0.09 109 0.65 .518
Prescribed long-acting bronchodilator 0.17 0.12 159 1.40 .163 0.05 0.11 109 0.50 .621 −0.04 0.12 93 −0.38 .705
Prescribed inhaled steroid −0.08 0.10 99 −0.81 .419 0.03 0.08 110 0.37 .715 0.04 0.09 90 0.42 .675
Family Socioeconomic status −0.00 0.00 134 −0.31 .761 −0.00 0.00 93 −0.13 .896 −0.01 0.00 79 −2.11 .038*
Reading Proficient %Overall −0.00 0.01 135 −0.03 .979 0.01 0.01 112 0.80 .426 −0.00 0.01 128 −0.31 .757
Writing Proficient %Overall 0.01 0.01 96 1.09 .279 −0.00 0.01 50 −0.12 .908 0.01 0.01 89 1.55 .124
Math Proficient %Overall −0.02 0.01 81 −1.77 .080 −0.01 0.01 58 −1.01 .318 −0.02 0.01 70 −1.58 .118
Severity of Asthma 0.05 0.03 133 1.94 .055 0.01 0.03 56 0.49 .628 0.01 0.03 87 0.46 .644
SHARP Participation 0.12 0.09 159 1.26 .211ns 0.06 0.12 101 0.50 .618ns 0.08 0.11 153 0.67 .502ns
Pre-post 0.10 0.11 90 0.97 .336ns 0.12 0.11 114 1.14 .256 ns −0.04 0.12 129 −0.33 .740 ns
SHARP Participation by Pre-post 0.13 0.14 107 0.94 .349ns −0.00 0.14 106 −0.01 .995 ns 0.11 0.16 122 0.74 .462 ns
Months 0.01 0.00 119 2.15 .034* −0.00 0.01 125 −0.84 .401 ns
SHARP Participation by Month −0.01 0.01 126 −0.92 .357 ns −0.01 0.01 133 −1.01 .314 ns
a

Reverse Scored,

*

p < .05,

ns

Non-significant

NOTE: SHARP – Staying Healthy–Asthma Responsible & Prepared