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Association of Asthma Self-efficacy to Asthma Control and Quality of Life

Lavoie, Kim L., Bouchard, Anne, Joseph, Maryann, Campbell, Tavis S., Favreau, Helene, Bacon, Simon L.·2008·Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Achieving optimal asthma control relies upon several behavioral factors (self-monitoring, treatment adherence) that may be influenced by asthma self-efficacy (ASE). PURPOSE: To assess the extent to which levels of ASE are associated with asthma control and asthma-related quality of life in patients with asthma. METHODS: A total of 557 adult patients with documented asthma completed a battery of questionnaires (Asthma Self-Efficacy Scale, ASES; Asthma Control Questionnaire, ACQ; Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, AQLQ) and standard spirometry. Patients also underwent a sociodemographic, medical history, and psychiatric interview. Partial correlations adjusting for covariates were conducted to assess associations between ASES scores and ACQ and AQLQ scores. RESULTS: Results indicated that ASES scores were negatively correlated with ACQ total score and individual items scores, indicating that higher levels of ASE were associated with improved asthma control, and positively correlated with AQLQ total and subscale scores, indicating that higher levels of ASE were associated with better asthma-related quality of life. All findings were independent of covariates. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that being confident in one's ability to control asthma symptoms is associated with better asthma control and quality of life. Future studies should assess the direction of the association between self-efficacy and asthma morbidity in order to determine optimal treatment targets.

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Authors
Lavoie, K. L., Bouchard, A., Joseph, M., Campbell, T. S., Favreau, H., & Bacon, S. L.
Affiliations
  • Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
  • Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal (CA)
  • University of Calgary (CA)
  • Montreal Heart Institute (CA)
Corresponding author
Lavoie, Kim L.
Venue
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2008-08
Volume
36
Issue
1
Pages
100-106
ISSN
  • 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
  • 0883-6612
  • 1532-4796
OpenAlex
W2043108275
Cited by
66
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
Keywords
asthma self-efficacy, asthma control, asthma quality of life, Asthma Control Questionnaire, Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, self-monitoring, medication adherence
MeSH terms
Adult, Asthma, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Self Administration, Self-Assessment, Cost of Illness, Statistics, Nonparametric, Anti-Asthmatic Agents, Self Efficacy

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