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Maternal Health and Child Asthma Health Services Use

Katherine Laux Kaiser

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, kkaiser{at}unmc.edu

Teresa L. Barry

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha

Andrea Mason

Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, Nebraska

The primary purpose of this pilot study was to examine the influence of maternal health status on health services use in children with the diagnosis of asthma. A secondary purpose was to assess both preventive and illness-related child health services use patterns. Fifty-two asthmatic children and 43 mothers met the inclusion criteria. The majority of mothers (72%, n = 31/43) rated their own overall health as good to excellent. Eighty-six percent (n = 38/44) of the children had a medical home, 20% had peak flow meters, 26% had been to see a specialist, and 4% were currently under the care of a specialist. This pilot study raises important questions about the influence of maternal health on child health services use patterns for asthmatic children from low-income families. Understanding the influence of maternal health on health-seeking patterns for children with asthma is important for nursing intervention.

Key Words: maternal health • child health services use • asthma • nursing

Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 18, No. 1, 26-43 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1054773808330095
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