Laura P. Shone|Kelly M. Conn|Lee Sanders|Jill S. Halterman
The role of parent health literacy among urban children with persistent asthma
University of Rochester|University of Rochester|University of Miami|University of Rochester
health literacy hl affects adult asthma management yet less known parent hl affects child asthma care examine associations parent hl measures related child asthma parents 499 schoolage urban children persistent asthma rochester new york completed home interviews measures rapid estimate adult literacy medicine realm parent hl national heart lung blood institute nhlbi criteria asthma severity validated measures asthma knowledge beliefs experiences analyses bivariate multivariate analyses associations parent hl measures related child asthma response rate 72 mean child age 70 years thirtytwo percent hispanic parent 88 public insurance thirtythree percent parent limited hl low parent hl independently associated greater parent worry parent perception greater asthma burden lower parentreported quality life measures health care use eg emergency care preventive medicines associated parent hl parents limited hl worried perceived greater overall burden childs asthma even though reported health care use vary improved parent understanding providerparent communication child asthma could reduce parentperceived asthma burden alleviate parent worry improve parent quality life