Abstract
Background: This descriptive correlation study was aimed to examine factors related to selfcare practice in asthmatic patients at Rajshahi in Bangladesh.
 Methods: A total of 126 asthmatic patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected by simple random sampling technique during March to April, 2014. The research instruments consisted of four parts: The Demographic Questionnaire, The Asthmatic Self-Care Practice Questionnaire, The Attitude of Asthmatic Questionnaire, and The Knowledge of Asthmatic Questionnaire. KR-20 for the reliability of Knowledge Questionnaire was yielded at 0.76 and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of Attitude and Self-Care Practice Questionnaire were 0.74 and 0.75 respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
 Result: The results of the study illustrated that the total mean score of self-care practice in asthmatic patients was 49.63 (S.D = 9.5). The mean total score of attitude was 72.46 (S.D =9.27) and the total mean score of knowledge was 11.80 (S.D = 4.42). There was a moderate positive significant correlation between attitude and self-care practice (r =0.49, p < 0.01). Additionally, there was a moderate positive significant correlation between knowledge and self-care practice (r = 0.30, p < 0.01).
 Conclusion: The findings suggested that nurses should conduct health education programs to increase knowledge and promote positive attitude about self-care practice in asthmatic patients.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.18(1) 2019 p.57-62
Highlights
Asthma is a chronic lung conditioning disease that causes chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath
This study formula used by KR-20 (Kuder-Richardson 20) for internal consistency reliability of The Knowledge of Asthmatic Questionnaire was yielded at .76 and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient value of 0.74 was yielded for The Attitude of Asthmatic Questionnaire and 0.75 was yielded for The Self-Care Practice questionnaire
Relationships between knowledge, attitude, and self-care practice Relationship between knowledge and self-care practice: The findings of this study reported that knowledge is moderately positively and significantly associated with self-care practice (r = .30, p
Summary
Asthma is a chronic lung conditioning disease that causes chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. It is important to identify the relationships between knowledge, attitude, and self-care practice in asthmatic patients at Rajshahi in Bangladesh. The study result can be useful to improve self-care practice in asthmatic patients. To explore the self-care practice in asthmatic patients at Rajshahi in Bangladesh. 2. To examine the relationships between knowledge, attitude, and self-care practice in asthmatic patients at Rajshahi in Bangladesh. The score of Asthmatic Self-Care Practice Questionnaire calculated from summing the total score ranged from 20 to 80. This study formula used by KR-20 (Kuder-Richardson 20) for internal consistency reliability of The Knowledge of Asthmatic Questionnaire was yielded at .76 and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient value of 0.74 was yielded for The Attitude of Asthmatic Questionnaire and 0.75 was yielded for The Self-Care Practice questionnaire.
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