Asthma Knowledge Items | Female (n = 188) | Male (n= 30) | t(216) |
M | SD | % | M | SD | % | t | p |
1. Asthma is a common disease among children in the United States. | 4.14 | 0.608 | 83 | 4.10 | 0.712 | 82 | 0.356 | 0.722 |
2. Asthma is an emotional or psychological illness. | 4.02 | 0.874 | 80 | 3.63** | 1.033 | 73 | 2.169** | 0.031 |
3. The way that parents raise their children can cause asthma. | 3.35** | 1.129 | 67 | 2.90** | 0.96 | 58 | 2.046** | 0.042 |
4. Asthma episodes may cause breathing problems, but these episodes are rarely dangerous. | 4.21 | 0.856 | 84 | 4.03 | 0.928 | 81 | 1.023 | 0.307 |
5. Asthma episodes usually occur without warning. | 2.82** | 0.901 | 56 | 3.03** | 1.066 | 61 | -1.18 | 0.240 |
6. Many different things can bring on an asthma attack. | 4.28 | 0.505 | 86 | 4.23 | 0.504 | 85 | 0.436 | 0.663 |
7. Asthma cannot be cured, but it can be controlled. | 4.00 | 0.686 | 80 | 4.17 | 0.699 | 83 | -1.23 | 0.219 |
8. There are different types of medicine to control asthma. | 4.20 | 0.536 | 84 | 4.20 | 0.551 | 84 | -0.03 | 0.976 |
9. People with asthma have no way to monitor how well their lungs are functioning. | 3.78 | 0.755 | 76 | 3.73 | 0.740 | 75 | 0.292 | 0.770 |
10. Both children and adults can have asthma. | 4.51 | 0.512 | 90 | 4.47 | 0.507 | 89 | 0.438 | 0.662 |
11. People can outgrow asthma. | 2.72** | 0.958 | 54 | 2.90** | 0.803 | 58 | -0.96 | 0.340 |
12. Tobacco smoke can make an asthma episode worse. | 4.47 | 0.561 | 89 | 4.47 | 0.571 | 89 | 0.013 | 0.990 |
13. People with asthma should not exercise. | 4.26 | 0.548 | 85 | 4.40 | 0.563 | 88 | -1.29 | 0.199 |
Average Mean Score | 3.90 | - | 78 | 3.87 | - | 77 | - | - |