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Caregiver Expressed Emotion and Pediatric Asthma: A Call for Culturally Specific Adaptations.
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Pediatric Allergy, Immunology & Pulmonology . Mar2023, Vol. 36 Issue 1, p1-4. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Expressed emotion is the affective attitudes and behaviors of an individual toward another. In this preliminary study, we described expressed emotion among caregivers of children with asthma living in low-income urban area and evaluated its association with child asthma control. Methods: Forty-one children (90.2% African American/Black) and their caregivers participated. Measures included the Childhood Asthma Control Test and the Five-Minute Speech Sample coded for overall expressed emotion, emotional over-involvement, and criticism. Results: Most caregivers were rated borderline (31.7%) or high (48.8%) for expressed emotion, borderline (31.7%) or high (39.0%) for emotional overinvolvement, and low for criticism (73.2%). The association between criticism and asthma control neared statistical significance [U(Nlow = 30, NB/high = 11) = 100, z = −1.922, P = 0.055]. Conclusion: Findings suggest an examination into expressed emotion coding procedures for caregivers in low-income urban areas, and culturally specific adaptations may be necessary. Future research should confirm findings in a larger sample and consider how parental criticism affects children's asthma management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2151321X
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Pediatric Allergy, Immunology & Pulmonology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162505519
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1089/ped.2022.0156