Open AccessEducational technology for promoting parental self-efficacy in controlling childhood asthma
Author(s) -
Kamila Ferreira Lima,
Ana J ́éssica Lopes Dias,
Ana Karen de Sousa Alves,
Francisco Mateus Rodrigues Furtuoso,
Thais de Queiroz Serra,
Victórya Suéllen Maciel Abreu,
Lorena Pinheiro Barbosa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.20222371588
Subject(s) - mcnemar's test , asthma , medicine , odds ratio , odds , intervention (counseling) , self efficacy , statistical significance , logistic regression , clinical psychology , psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , statistics , mathematics
Objective: to verify the self-efficacy of parents and caregivers in controlling childhood asthma before and after an educational intervention and to associate the scores with sociodemographic factors. Methods: quasi-experimental study, with 65 parents and caregivers of children with asthma. The Self-Efficacy and Their Child’s Level of Asthma Control scale – Brazilian version – was used before and 30 days after the intervention with the reading of the booklet “Are you able to control your child’s asthma – let’s learn together?” For the analysis, McNemar’s Chi-square and Wilcoxon statistical tests were used. Results: after 30 days,the effect of the intervention demonstrated statistical significance between high self-efficacy scores and the following variables: marital status (Odds Ratio:2.6;p≤0.001), family income (Odds Ratio:3.4;p≤0.001) and Bolsa Família Program benefit (Odds Ratio:2.9;p≤0.001). Conclusion: the educational booklet was shown to be effective in increasing the self-efficacy of parents and caregivers in the control and management of childhood asthma.