Effect of Maternal Asthma on Performance of Parenting Tasks and Children's School Attendance

We evaluated the effects of maternal asthma on specific parameters of family function including the children's school attendance and mother's performance of basic parenting tasks. A case-controlled study of mothers with asthma (MA; n = 24) with children under the age of 13 and matched moth...

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Published in:The Journal of asthma 1997, Vol.34 (6), p.499-507
Main Authors: Cassino, Cara, Auerbach, Marilyn, Kammerman, Sandra, Birgfeld, Erin, Bordman, Ingrid, Ciotoli, Carlo, Reibman, Joan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Adolescent
Adult
Asthma
Asthma - economics
Asthma - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Costs
Family Health
Female
Humans
Indirect costs
Infant
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Parenting
Pneumology
Quality of Life
School attendance
Schools
Severity of Illness Index
Sickness Impact Profile
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Summary:We evaluated the effects of maternal asthma on specific parameters of family function including the children's school attendance and mother's performance of basic parenting tasks. A case-controlled study of mothers with asthma (MA; n = 24) with children under the age of 13 and matched mothers without asthma (CM; n = 27) was performed. Children of mothers with asthma had a significantly impaired ability to attend school compared to children of control mothers (odds ratio = 15,95% CI). Twenty-two percent of MA reported that their asthma caused their children to miss school at least once per month. In addition, 27% of MA reported that their children were regularly late for school because of the mother's asthma. Only 5% of the control mothers reported that their health caused their children to miss school, and none reported lateness. Asthma also impaired the ability of the MA to perform basic parenting tasks such as dressing children and preparing meals for children. These adverse effects of parental asthma on children's school attendance and parenting represent previously unappreciated indirect costs of asthma and may have immediate as well as future consequences.
ISSN:0277-0903
1532-4303
DOI:10.3109/02770909709055394