Assessment of parental asthma knowledge with the Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire

Objetivo: determinar el grado de conocimiento sobre asma de los padres de niños/as asmáticos seguidos en una consulta de Neumología infantil. Material y método: estudio descriptivo y transversal, mediante encuestas autocumplimentadas. Los conocimientos sobre asma se evaluaron usando el Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (NAQK). Se realizó el cuestionario a padres y otros familiares de niños asmáticos atendidos en la consulta de Neumología infantil de un hospital terciario. Las encuestas fueron realizadas entre septiembre y noviembre de 2009. Resultados: la muestra quedó conformada por 344 cuestionarios. Un 72,7% fue contestado por la madre del paciente, un 14,9% por el padre, en un 6,7% fueron ambos progenitores los que rellenaron el cuestionario y en un 5,8% fue otra persona diferente. Los pacientes fueron 203 niños (59%) y 141 niñas (41%) con una edad media de 8±4 años. La puntuación media fue de 18,5±3,7 sobre 31. Conclusiones: nuestros encuestados han obtenido mayor puntuación media en comparación con muestras similares en otros estudios. A pesar de ello, consideramos que una intervención educativa puede mejorar los conocimientos sobre asma y contribuir a disminuir la morbilidad de esta enfermedad crónica.Objective: to determine the level of asthma knowledge in parents of asthmatic children followed in a pediatric respiratory ward. Material and methods: descriptive and cross-sectional study. Asthma Knowledge was assessed using the Newcastle Asthma Knowledge Questionnaire (NAQK). We performed a questionnaire to parents and other relatives of asthmatic children treated in the pediatric pulmonary ward of a tertiary hospital. The surveys were conducted between September and November 2009. Results: the sample consisted of 344 questionnaires. The mothers answered 72.7%, the fathers 14.9%, both parents filled the questionnaire in 6.7% and 5.8% were filled by a different person. Patients were 203 boys (59%) and 141 girls (41%) with a mean age of 8 ± 4 years. The average score was 18.5 ± 3.7 points out of 31. Conclusions: our respondents have obtained higher mean score compared to similar samples in other studies. Nevertheless we believe that an educational intervention can improve asthma knowledge and help decrease the morbidity of this chronic disease

Factors influencing participation in colorectal cancer screening programs in Spain

To analyze the sociodemographic and organizational factors influencing participation in population-based colorectal cancer screening programs (CRCSP) in Spain, a retrospective study was conducted in a cohort of people invited to participate in the first 3 screening rounds of 6 CRCSP from 2000 to 2012. Mixed logistic regression models were used to analyze the relationship between sociodemographic and organizational factors, such as the type of fecal occult blood test (FOBT) used and the FOBT delivery type. The analysis was performed separately in groups (Initial screening-first invitation, Subsequent invitation for previous never-responders, Subsequent invitation-regular, Subsequent invitation-irregular intervals). The results showed that, in the Initial screening-first invitation group, participation was higher in women than in men in all age groups (OR 1.05 in persons aged 50–59 years and OR 1.12 in those aged 60–69 years). Participation was also higher when no action was required to receive the FOBT kit, independently of the type of screening (Initial screening-first invitation [OR 2.24], Subsequent invitation for previous never-responders [OR 2.14], Subsequent invitation-regular [OR 2.03], Subsequent invitation-irregular intervals [OR 9.38]) and when quantitative rather than qualitative immunological FOBT (FIT) was offered (Initial screening-first invitation [OR 0.70], Subsequent invitation for previous never-responders [OR 0.12], Subsequent invitation-regular [OR 0.20]) or guaiac testing (Initial screening-first invitation [OR 0.81], Subsequent invitation for previous never-responders [OR 0.88], Subsequent invitation-regular [OR 0.73]). In conclusion, the results of this study show that screening participation could be enhanced by inclusion of the FOBT kit with the screening invitation and the use of the quantitative FIT.This Project was funded by the Fondo de Investigación Sanitario with cofunding from FEDER [PI12/00944