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Parent-Reported Physician Diagnosis Is an Important Factor in Asthma Management: An Elementary School Survey

Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Department of Pediatrics, homnick@kcms .msu.edu

Sandra R. DeJong, RN, MSN, FNP

Borgess Health Alliance, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Parent surveys seem to provide sufficient information for asthma case selection. In this study, elementary school children were identified for an asthma education program through a screening questionnaire, followed by a comprehensive family survey. The data were analyzed by groups according to those with parent-reported physician diagnosis or no physician diagnosis. Those with an asthma diagnosis had less nighttime symptoms, less family stress, and more asthma follow-up visits, and were prescribed appropriate medications and peak flow meters more often than those students without a physician diagnosis of asthma. A physician commitment to or recognition of an asthma diagnosis is an important factor in subsequent asthma care.

Key Words: survey • schools • questionnaire • asthma • physician • diagnosis

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 46, No. 5, 431-436 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806297515


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