Characteristic | Parents (n = 50) | Adolescents (n = 54) | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Child’s age (years), mean (SD) | 7.6 (2.5) | 13.5 (1.2) | <0.0001 | ||
Child of male sex | 32 | 64.0 | 36 | 66.7 | 0.84 |
Parents born in Canada | 27 | 54.0 | 31 | 57.4 | 0.84 |
Parental education | 0.0255 | ||||
University or college degree/diploma | 38 | 76.0 | 31 | 57.4 | |
Some university or college | 7 | 14.0 | 8 | 14.8 | |
Completed high school or less | 5 | 10.0 | 15 | 27.8 | |
Family has a drug benefits plan | 41 | 82.0 | 42 | 77.8 | 0.59 |
Annual household income ($ CDN) | 0.43 | ||||
Less than $60,000 | 11 | 22.0 | 19 | 35.2 | |
$60,000 to $120,000 | 17 | 34.0 | 16 | 29.6 | |
Greater than $120,000 | 15 | 30.0 | 6 | 11.1 | |
Not sure or prefer not to respond | 7 | 14.0 | 13 | 24.1 | |
Asthma attacks in last 6 months, mean (SD) | 2.6 (3.7) | 1.8 (3.6) | 0.29 | ||
History of other respiratory conditions | |||||
Respiratory syncytial virus | 8 | 16.0 | 1 | 1.9 | 0.0134 |
Croup | 15 | 30.0 | 5 | 9.3 | 0.0116 |
Symptom frequency in the last month | 0.99 | ||||
None | 13 | 26.0 | 16 | 29.6 | |
One to two times per month | 14 | 28.0 | 15 | 27.8 | |
One to three times per week | 14 | 28.0 | 15 | 27.8 | |
One to four times per day | 7 | 14.0 | 7 | 13.0 | |
Other or missing | 2 | 4.0 | 1 | 1.9 | |
Night-time asthma symptoms in last month | 31 | 62.0 | 26 | 48.1 | 0.20 |
≥1 family doctor visit in last 6 months | 18 | 36.0 | 11 | 20.4 | 0.19 |
≥1 pediatrician visit in last 6 months | 13 | 26.0 | 9 | 16.7 | 0.55 |
≥1 respiratory specialist visit in last 6 months | 35 | 70.0 | 36 | 66.7 | 0.39 |
≥1 emergency room visit in last year | 13 | 26.0 | 16 | 29.6 | 0.21 |
≥1 hospital admission in last year | 3 | 6.0 | 7 | 13.0 | 0.18 |
Received asthma management or action plan | 35 | 70.0 | 40 | 74.1 | 0.79 |
Exposed to second-hand smoke in public | 6 | 12.0 | 10 | 18.5 | 0.42 |
Asthma medications used in last year | 0.35 | ||||
BD monotherapy | 2 | 4.0 | 4 | 7.4 | |
ICS monotherapy | 4 | 8.0 | 1 | 1.9 | |
BD + ICS or BD + AL | 25 | 50.0 | 33 | 61.1 | |
BD + ICS + AL | 16 | 32.0 | 12 | 22.2 | |
Oral corticosteroid with or without other asthma medication | 2 | 4.0 | 4 | 7.4 | |
Other | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 |