The presentation of a short adapted questionnaire to measure asthma knowledge of parents

Abstract Background The aim of this study is to establish asthma knowledge of parents of children (0–18 years) with asthma at the outpatient clinic. Methods A translated and adapted a 21 item Likert type 5 point scale questionnaire (Cronbach’s α-coefficient 0.73) was completed by 291 parents of children with asthma. Total asthma knowledge scores were associated with demographic and psychosocial variables. Results Factor analysis resulted in a new reduced 10 item questionnaire (Cronbach’s α-coefficient 0.72). Higher educational level of parents was associated with better asthma knowledge (p <... Mehr ...