Barriers of Asthma Care among Asthmatic Children in Saudi Arabia: Maternal Perspectives
Barriers of Asthma Care among Asthmatic Children in Saudi Arabia: Maternal Perspectives作者机构:Department of Nursing Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences Tabuk University Tabuk Saudi Arabia Department of Emergency Medical Services Saudi Red Crescent Authority Tabuk Saudi Arabia
出 版 物:《Open Journal of Pediatrics》 (儿科学期刊(英文))
年 卷 期:2020年第10卷第2期
页 面:302-313页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100201[医学-内科学(含:心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学]
主 题:Barriers to Asthma Care Mothers Children and Saudi Arabia
摘 要:Background Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions among children. Despite the improvement in asthma treatment regimens, its prevalence and related morbidity are increasing, especially among underserved, minority children. There are barriers in the management of asthma, which may impact the quality of outcomes. The goal of this study is to explore these barriers. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on interview data collected through 2019 from mothers of children (aged 6 - 12 years) with asthma visiting, for convenience, a public shopping mall. The interviewees were randomly selected, because they met the inclusion criteria. Participants were considered if the mother answered “yes to the following questions: Has your child had physician-diagnosed asthma? Is your child currently taking asthma medications of asthma? Two community nurses conducted the interviews. Data was obtained using administrative questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0 (IBM Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics of percentage, mean, frequency and standard deviation were applied for categorical and continuous variables. Results Three hundred mothers participated in this study. Their average age was 36.8 years, 55% were housekeepers by profession, and 34% had obtained less than high school education. The majority of children (61%) were males, 45% had moderate asthma, and 42% had mild asthma. The most frequent types of barriers identified by parents were environmental factors (67.7%), followed by health care providers (63%),