Factor analysis: |
S10 | I am worried that my asthma may interfere with the lives of the people closest to me | 0.73 |
S8 | Being asthmatic often makes me feel depressed | 0.71 |
S15 | Being asthmatic often makes me feel angry | 0.69 |
S11 | My asthma is severe | 0.66 |
S16 | I can’t enjoy a full life because of my asthma | 0.65 |
S14 | I worry that I might die from asthma | 0.64 |
S5 | I feel different from other people because I am an asthmatic | 0.63 |
S1 | I worry about the long term effects of asthma on my health | 0.62 |
S3 | Even when I feel well, I worry about getting an attack of asthma | 0.56 |
S13 | Asthma makes me physically less attractive | 0.51 |
(S17 | The people who are closest to me seem overly protective of me because of my asthma | 0.48) |
Factor 2. Doctor-patient relationship
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S30 | My doctor tells me everything I want to know about my asthma | 0.82 |
S22 | I feel understood by my doctor | 0.77 |
S7 | I have confidence in my doctor’s management of my asthma | 0.75 |
S28 | My doctor has helped to make my asthma better | 0.71 |
S18 | My doctor told me what the medicines he/she prescribed would do for me | 0.63 |
S4 | I wish that my doctor talked more to me about my asthma | 0.61 |
Factor 3. Stigma/pessimism |
S27 | I avoid other people who know I am an asthmatic | 0.66 |
S12 | It embarrasses me to use asthma inhalers or other asthma medicines in public | 0.61 |
S29 | Looking towards the future, I feel certain that my asthma will get better | 0.50 |
(S25 | I feel somehow to blame for being an asthmatic | 0.49) |
Factor 4. Self-efficacy
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S21 | I know when an asthma attack is beginning | 0.65 |
S20 | I have confidence in my ability to cope with an asthma attack | 0.59 |
S19 | I don’t do anything about my asthma until it gets bad | 0.50 |
(S6 | I know what things start my asthma attacks | 0.48) |
Each question was scored using a 5 point Leikert scale |