Mixed study, 2013-2014: family and adherence to treatment in pediatric patients with asthma beliefs.

Creencias familiares y adherencia al tratamiento en pacientes pediátricos con asma: estudio mixto, 2013-2014.

Objective: to describe the belief of caregiver of children who suffer from asthma about care practices, and the asthma medical treatment. Materials and methods: a mixed method study was carried out by way of patients with asthma diagnosis between 0 and 14 years old who had attended Santa Monica Hospital, in Dosquebradas, during January 2013 and August of 2014. The dates revealed 2621 registers in which a stratified random sample was taken for the questioner application. With the participation of 91 people. In the qualitative component, it was done 9 interviews, and it was used a non probability sampling. Results: It is perceived caregivers’ lack of awareness about the illness and the treatment, altering its adherence. Increasing the number of exacerbation and reducing asthma pediatric patients the life quality. The cough occurs in 84,6% of cases, 70% use home medicine, 29% of children are absent from school between 3 and 5 days per week, 46% of caregivers limits children physical activity, 35,1% said that inhalers produce addiction, 74,7% stop using them when the child looks good. Conclusion: the caregivers belief based on the lack of knowledge can affect asthma control; caregivers prefer home treatment over medical treatment, increasing relapse and altering the outcome of patients.