Epidemiology of Symptom Perception in Childhood Asthma

NCT00005461 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 4905R01HL045157
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To investigate the determinants of valid symptom perception in childhood asthma and the relation of symptom perception to asthma morbidity.

Conditions

Asthma; Lung Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): lead

Related Publications (23)

• Fritz GK, Yeung A, Wamboldt MZ, Spirito A, McQuaid EL, Klein R, Seifer R. Conceptual and methodologic issues in quantifying perceptual accuracy in childhood asthma. J Pediatr Psychol. 1996 Apr;21(2):153-73. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/21.2.153.

  PMID: 8920151 BACKGROUND

• Fritz GK, McQuaid EL, Spirito A, Klein RB. Symptom perception in pediatric asthma: relationship to functional morbidity and psychological factors. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1996 Aug;35(8):1033-41. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199608000-00014.

  PMID: 8755800 BACKGROUND

• Klein RB, Fritz GK, Yeung A, McQuaid EL, Mansell A. Spirometric patterns in childhood asthma: peak flow compared with other indices. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1995 Dec;20(6):372-9. doi: 10.1002/ppul.1950200607.

  PMID: 8649917 BACKGROUND

• Fritz G, Spirito A, Yeung A, Klein R, Freedman E. A pictorial visual analog scale for rating severity of childhood asthma episodes. J Asthma. 1994;31(6):473-8. doi: 10.3109/02770909409089489.

  PMID: 7961324 BACKGROUND

• Fritz GK, Yeung A, Taitel MS. Symptom perception and self-management in childhood asthma. Curr Opin Pediatr. 1994 Aug;6(4):423-7. doi: 10.1097/00008480-199408000-00012.

  PMID: 7951663 BACKGROUND

• Fritz GK, McQuaid EL, Nassau JH, Klein RB, Mansell A. Thresholds of resistive load detection in children with asthma. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1999 Oct;28(4):271-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199910)28:43.0.co;2-c.

  PMID: 10497376 BACKGROUND

• Gavin LA, Wamboldt MZ, Sorokin N, Levy SY, Wamboldt FS. Treatment alliance and its association with family functioning, adherence, and medical outcome in adolescents with severe, chronic asthma. J Pediatr Psychol. 1999 Aug;24(4):355-65. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/24.4.355.

  PMID: 10431501 BACKGROUND

• Frankel K, Wamboldt MZ. Chronic childhood illness and maternal mental health--why should we care? J Asthma. 1998;35(8):621-30. doi: 10.3109/02770909809048964.

  PMID: 9860082 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt MZ, Schmitz S, Mrazek D. Genetic association between atopy and behavioral symptoms in middle childhood. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1998 Oct;39(7):1007-16.

  PMID: 9804033 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt MZ, Fritz G, Mansell A, McQuaid EL, Klein RB. Relationship of asthma severity and psychological problems in children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1998 Sep;37(9):943-50. doi: 10.1097/00004583-199809000-00014.

  PMID: 9735613 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt MZ, Yancey AG Jr, Roesler TA. Cardiovascular effects of tricyclic antidepressants in childhood asthma: a case series and review. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 1997 Spring;7(1):45-64. doi: 10.1089/cap.1997.7.45.

  PMID: 9192541 BACKGROUND

• Bender B, Wamboldt FS, O'Connor SL, Rand C, Szefler S, Milgrom H, Wamboldt MZ. Measurement of children's asthma medication adherence by self report, mother report, canister weight, and Doser CT. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2000 Nov;85(5):416-21. doi: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62557-4.

  PMID: 11101187 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt FS, O'Connor SL, Wamboldt MZ, Gavin LA, Klinnert MD. The five minute speech sample in children with asthma: deconstructing the construct of expressed emotion. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2000 Oct;41(7):887-98.

  PMID: 11079431 BACKGROUND

• Gabriels RL, Wamboldt MZ, McCormick DR, Adams TL, McTaggart SR. Children's illness drawings and asthma symptom awareness. J Asthma. 2000;37(7):565-74. doi: 10.3109/02770900009090811.

  PMID: 11059523 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt MZ, Wamboldt FS. Role of the family in the onset and outcome of childhood disorders: selected research findings. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2000 Oct;39(10):1212-9. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200010000-00006.

  PMID: 11026173 BACKGROUND

• McQuaid EL, Fritz GK, Nassau JH, Lilly MK, Mansell A, Klein RB. Stress and airway resistance in children with asthma. J Psychosom Res. 2000 Oct;49(4):239-45. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3999(00)00173-2.

  PMID: 11119780 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt FS, Price MR, Hume LA, Gavin LA, Wamboldt MZ, Klinnert MD. Reliability and validity of a system for coding asthma outcomes from medical records. J Asthma. 2002 Jun;39(4):299-305. doi: 10.1081/jas-120002286.

  PMID: 12095179 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt FS, Ho J, Milgrom H, Wamboldt MZ, Sanders B, Szefler SJ, Bender BG. Prevalence and correlates of household exposures to tobacco smoke and pets in children with asthma. J Pediatr. 2002 Jul;141(1):109-15. doi: 10.1067/mpd.2002.125490.

  PMID: 12091860 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt MZ, Wamboldt FS, Gavin L, McTaggart AS. A parent-child relationship scale derived from the child and adolescent psychiatric assessment (CAPA). J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Aug;40(8):945-53. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200108000-00017.

  PMID: 11501695 BACKGROUND

• Millikan E, Wamboldt MZ, Bihun JT. Perceptions of the family, personality characteristics, and adolescent internalizing symptoms. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2002 Dec;41(12):1486-94. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200212000-00021.

  PMID: 12447036 BACKGROUND

• Wamboldt MZ, Laudenslager M, Wamboldt FS, Kelsay K, Hewitt J. Adolescents with atopic disorders have an attenuated cortisol response to laboratory stress. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2003 Mar;111(3):509-14. doi: 10.1067/mai.2003.140.

  PMID: 12642830 BACKGROUND

• Bihun JT, Wamboldt MZ, Gavin LA, Wamboldt FS. Can the Family Assessment Device (FAD) be used with school aged children? Fam Process. 2002 Winter;41(4):723-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2002.00723.x.

  PMID: 12613127 BACKGROUND

• Klein RB, Walders N, McQuaid EL, Adams S, Yaros D, Fritz GK. The Asthma Risk Grid: clinical interpretation of symptom perception. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2004 Jan-Feb;25(1):1-6.

  PMID: 15055553 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asthma; Lung Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bronchial Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Respiratory Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Gregory Fritz

  Rhode Island Hospital

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2000
• First Posted: May 26, 2000
• Study Start: April 1, 1991
• Study Completion: June 1, 2002
• Last Updated: February 18, 2016

Record last verified: 2004-07