Table 1.
Sample characteristics for children with asthma and their caregivers (n = 296).
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) or % (n) |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Child age | 11.1 (2.4) Range: 8–16 years |
| Child male | 53.7% (159) |
| Child race | |
| White | 55.4% (163) |
| African American | 28.4% (84) |
| Other | 16.6% (49) |
| Insurance type | |
| Medicaid | 51.7% (153) |
| Private | 26.4% (78) |
| State Children’s Health Insurance Program | 17.6% (52) |
| Other | 2.7% (8) |
| None | 1.0% (3) |
| Caregiver age | 41.1 (8.4) Range: 26–80 years |
| Caregiver gender (% female) | 85.8% (253) |
| Caregiver race | |
| White | 62.4% (181) |
| African American | 28.3% (82) |
| Other | 9.3% (33) |
| Years of education | 12.8 (2.5) Range: 2–20 years |
| Caregiver married | 58.4% (171) |
| Total household income | |
| Less than $10 000 | 21.5% (62) |
| $10 000–$19 999 | 20.1% (58) |
| $20 000–$29 999 | 13.8% (40) |
| $30 000–$49 999 | 23.9% (69) |
| $50 000–$69 999 | 8.7% (25) |
| More than $70 000 | 12.1% (35) |
| Clinical/other characteristics | |
| Years living with asthma | 6.00 (3.9) Range: 0–16 years |
| Asthma severity | |
| Mild persistent | 28.0% (83) |
| Moderate/severe persistent | 72.0% (213) |
| Child taking asthma controller medicine | 84.0% (247) |
| Child asthma management self-efficacya | 3.76 (0.7) Range: 1.5–5.0 |
| Caregiver asthma management self-efficacya | 4.34 (0.5) Range: 2.2–5.0 |
| Asthma communication during medical visit | |
| No. of asthma questions provider asked caregiver | 4.54 (5.7) Range: 0–36 questions |
| No. of asthma questions provider asked child | 2.94 (4.5) Range: 0–43 questions |
| No. of questions child asked | 0.22 (0.7) Range: 0–6 questions |
| No. of questions caregiver asked | 0.75 (1.4) Range: 0–8 questions |
| Provider educated about controller medications | 61.1% (181) |
| Quality of life at 1 month home visit | |
| Child quality of lifeb | 5.81 (1.2) Range: 1.2–7.0 |
| Caregiver quality of lifeb | 5.72 (1.1) Range: 1.7–7.0 |
| Asthma outcomes at 1 month home visit | |
| No. of asthma symptom days in past 2 weeks | 5.09 (4.7) Range: 0–14 days |
| No. of missed school days in past 2 weeks | 0.54 (1.2) Range: 0–6 days |
| No. of emergency room visits in past month | 0.14 (0.5) Range: 0–4 visits |
| No. of unplanned doctor visits in past month | 0.47 (1.0) Range: 0–10 visits |
a
Responses ranged from 1=‘not at all sure’, 5=‘completely sure’.
b
Higher scores indicate better quality of life.