RESUMEN
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prediction of asthma control on the basis of perceived stress, locus of control, and self-efficacy in adult patients with asthma
Methods: This was a descriptive-correlative and cross-sectional study.The solecty of this study is all asthmatic patients in Tehran. our sample consisted of 100 participants who were selected by purposeful sampling method. A total of 100 patients with asthma were selected among outpatients of Masih Daneshvari Hospital. Participants included 52 women and 48 men. Their mean [ +/- SD] age was 36.12 [ +/- 9.82] years. Sociodemographic data were collected and Perceived Stress Scale [PSS], Multidimensional Health Locus of Control [MHLC], Asthma Self-efficacy Scale [ASES], and Asthma Control Test [ACT] were applied. Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS ver. 16.0
Results: The results indicated that there were negative significant relationships between perceived stress, dimension of external control [chance] and asthma control, but positive significant relationships between self-efficacy and asthma control. In regression analysis, the perceived stress was the predictor of asthma control
Conclusion: In this study, our findings suggest that perceived stress has an important role in the development and maintenance of asthma symptoms. In addition, self-efficacy and a tendency to externally attribute the locus of control [chance] are significantly associated with asthma control