Beliefs and barriers to medication use in parents of Latino children with asthma

Objective: Disparities in asthma outcomes exist between Latino and non‐Latino white (NLW) children. We examined rates of medication use, medication beliefs, and perceived barriers to obtaining medication in US and island Puerto Rican parents of children with asthma. Hypotheses: Island PR parents wou...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2009-09, Vol.44 (9), p.892-898
Main Authors: McQuaid, Elizabeth L., Vasquez, Juan, Canino, Glorisa, Fritz, Gregory K., Ortega, Alexander N., Colon, Angel, Klein, Robert B., Kopel, Sheryl J., Koinis-Mitchell, Daphne, Esteban, Cynthia A., Seifer, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adherence
Administration, Inhalation
Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones - administration & dosage
Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use
Asthma
Biological and medical sciences
Child
childhood
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Cross-Cultural Comparison
disparities
ethnicity
Female
General aspects
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medication Adherence - ethnology
medication use
Parents
Pneumology
Puerto Rico
United States
White People
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Summary:Objective: Disparities in asthma outcomes exist between Latino and non‐Latino white (NLW) children. We examined rates of medication use, medication beliefs, and perceived barriers to obtaining medication in US and island Puerto Rican parents of children with asthma. Hypotheses: Island PR parents would report the lowest rates of controller medication use, followed by RI Latino and RI NLW parents; Latino parents would report more medication concerns than NLW parents; and Island PR parents would report the most barriers to medication use. Study Design: Five hundred thirty families of children with persistent asthma participated, including 231 Island PR, 111 RI NLW, and 188 RI Latino. Parents completed survey measures. Results: Group differences were found on reported use of ICS (X2 = 50.96, P 
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.21074