Primal Health Databank: Study
| Entry No: | 0744 |
| Title: | Prospective Relationship between Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Asthma Morbidity among Inner-City African American Children |
| Author(s): | Otsuki M, Eakin MN, et al. |
| Reference: | J Pediatr Psychol. 2009 Oct 22. [Epub ahead of print] |
| Place of Study: | USA |
| Abstract: | 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. 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 (beta = .16, p < .01); however, T1 asthma symptoms did not predict T2 maternal depressive symptoms (beta = .03, non-significant). 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. |
| Keyword(s): | African American, African American, asthma in childhood, depression, postpartum depression |
| Discussion: | No discussion mentioned for this entry |
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