Do asthma medication beliefs mediate the relationship between minority status and adherence to therapy?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-37

  Le, Tao T ^a,b,e   Bilderback, Andrew ^b   Bender, Bruce ^c   Wamboldt, Frederick S ^c   Turner, Charles F ^d   Rand, Cynthia S ^b   Bartlett, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Health beliefs; Inhaled corticosteroids; Minority

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 38949102632     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701815552     Document Type: Article

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