Children's and adolescents' perception of their asthma bronchiale

Author(s): Petermann, F.

Journal/Book: Child Care Health Develop. 1998; 24: P O Box 88, Osney Mead, Oxford, Oxon, England OX2 0NE. Blackwell Science Ltd. 21-30.

Abstract: The present study examines the perception of asthma bronchiale in a large sample of 382 children and adolescents (mean age = 12.5 years) across three different treatment settings (outpatient, short-term rehabilitation, residential treatment) by using a revised child version of the 'Asthma Problem Behavior Checklist.' A PCA reveals two factors (eigenvalues: 26.3; 4.2; 0.9 ..) with a complementary structure: 'appraisal of asthma-related distress' (explained variance: 48.5%) and 'appraisal of resources in coping with asthma-related distress' (explained variance: 20.9%). Implications for clinical psychological assessment of young patients with asthma and the congruence with the LAZARUS transactional conceptualization of stress and coping are discussed.

Note: Article Noeker M, Univ Bonn, Ctr Paediat, Zentrum Kinderheilkunde, Adenaueralle 119, D-53113 Bonn, GERMANY

Keyword(s): asthma; adaptation to chronic illness; coping; paediatric psychology; disease perception; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; QUALITY

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