Examining commonsense epidemiology: The case of asthma

Autor:	Gabrielle Pogge, Erika A Waters, Gregory D Webster, David Fedele, Sreekala Prabhakaran, James A Shepperd
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Caregivers Prevalence Humans Child Asthma Applied Psychology
Zdroj:	Journal of Health Psychology. 27:2763-2769
ISSN:	1461-7277 1359-1053
DOI:	10.1177/13591053211064986
Popis:	Commonsense epidemiology—how lay people think about diseases and their causes and consequences—can influence how people respond. We examined three lay epidemiological beliefs about 20 triggers and 19 symptoms among 349 caregivers of children with asthma. Our findings contradicted the prevalence-seriousness hypothesis (perceived prevalence and seriousness correlate negatively). The data partially supported the prevalence-control hypothesis (perceived prevalence and asthma control correlate negatively). We found weak support for the seriousness-control hypothesis (perceived seriousness and asthma control correlate negatively). These findings suggest boundary conditions on the application of commonsense epidemiological beliefs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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