Relationships among Functional Health Literacy, Asthma Knowledge and the Ability to Care for Asthmatic Children in Rural Dwelling Parents

• Main Authors: Evelyn L. Hoover (Author), Carolyn S. Pierce (Author), Gale A. Spencer (Author), Mary X Britten (Author), Martha Neff-Smith (Author), Gary D James (Author), Sarah H. Gueldner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University, 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: This Orem-based study examined the relationships among functional health literacy, asthma knowledge, the ability to care for asthmatic children and sociodemographic factors among rural parent/guardians. Method: A descriptive correlation design was used. The convenience sample of 57 parents...