Prospective relationship between caregiver depressive symptoms and asthma morbidity among inner-city African American children.

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Article

Publication Date

2010

Date Issued

January 2010

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December 2011

Abstract

Objective: To examine prospective relationships between caregiver’s depressive symptoms and child asthma morbidity among inner-city African American families. Methods: Phone surveys were conducted 6 months apart with 262 African American mothers of children with asthma. Cross-lagged structural path analysis was used for data analyses. Result: Using goodness-of-fit indices, the final model for asthma symptoms had a good fit to the data. Time 1 (T1) maternal depressive symptoms predicted T2 child asthma symptoms (b¼.16, p<.01); however, T1 asthma symptoms did not predict T2 maternal depressive symptoms (b¼.03, nonsignificant). In contrast, in the final model for emergency department (ED) visits there was no predictive association between maternal depressive symptoms and ED visits. Conclusion: Maternal depressive symptoms may have a detrimental effect on child asthma morbidity among inner-city African American families, rather than vice versa. Ameliorating maternal depressive symptoms may result in better asthma outcomes for inner-city children.

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Abstract only. Full-text article is available only through licensed access provided by the publisher. Published in Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35(7), 758-767. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp091 Members of the USF System may access the full-text of the article through the authenticated link provided.

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Society of Pediatric Psychology

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