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

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 alpha-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 alpha-coefficient 0.72). Higher educational level of parents was associated with better asthma knowledge (p &... Mehr ...