Auto-eficácia na criança asmática

Mafalda Vital Morgado¹, António Pires¹, & José Rosado Pinto²

¹Instituto de Psicologia Médica da Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa

²Serviço de Imunoalergologia do Hospital D. Estefânia

 

Resumo: O presente estudo tem como objectivos avaliar a auto-eficácia de um grupo de 70 crianças asmáticas e comparar a auto-eficácia em dois grupos etários (8-10 anos, n=34 e dos 11-14 anos, n=36). Foi utilizado, para medir a auto-eficácia no manejo da asma – “The asthma Self-efficacy Questionaire” (Lemanek).Encontrou-se adequada fiabilidade para o instrumento. Verificou-se que as expectativas de eficácia, ao nível dos auto-cuidados, são mais elevadas no grupo das crianças mais velhas. Encontrou-se ainda uma relação entre as expectativas de eficácia e a frequência de crises de asma, quanto maior é o sentimento de eficácia menor é a frequência das crises.

Palavras chave: Criança, Asma, Auto-eficácia, Doença crónica.

 

 

Self-efficacy in asthmatic children

Abstract: Self-efficacy is evaluated in a group of 70 asthmatic children and two age groups are compared (8 to 10 years old and 11 to 14 years old). Self-efficacy in the management of asthma was measured by “The asthma self-efficacy questionnaire” (Lemanek). Acceptable reliability has been found for the instrument. Self-efficacy beliefs at a self-care level are higher in the group of the older children. We could still find a relationship between self-efficacy beliefs and the asthma crisis frequency, the bigger the feeling of efficacy the fewer are the crisis.

Key words: Asthma, Children, Self-efficacy, Chronic illness.

 

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