Friends, family and school | | | | |
I can talk honestly to my teachers about my asthma | 0.83 | 0.19 | −0.01 | −0.04 |
I can talk to my teachers about my asthma# | 0.82 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.03 |
I can talk honestly to my friends about my asthma | 0.81 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 0.14 |
I can talk to my friends about my asthma# | 0.81 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
I can take my inhalers in front of my friends | 0.75 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.04 |
I can take my inhalers around other people at school | 0.74 | 0.26 | 0.07 | −0.02 |
I can ask my teachers for help if I am having trouble breathing or having an asthma attack | 0.73 | 0.14 | −0.002 | 0.04 |
I can ask my friends for help if I am having trouble breathing or having an asthma attack | 0.69 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.10 |
I can talk honestly to my doctor or nurse about my asthma | 0.69 | 0.15 | −0.02 | 0.05 |
I can talk to my doctor or nurse about my asthma# | 0.66 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
I can talk honestly to my parents about my asthma | 0.65 | −0.12 | 0.35 | 0.17 |
I can talk to my parents about my asthma# | 0.61 | −0.14 | 0.33 | 0.20 |
I can ask my parents for help if I am having trouble breathing or having an asthma attack | 0.56 | −0.13 | 0.21 | 0.27 |
Symptom management | | | | |
I know how to stay calm when I am having trouble breathing | 0.03 | 0.81 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
I know how to control my asthma when I am having trouble breathing | 0.07 | 0.78 | 0.18 | 0.20 |
I can stay calm when I am having trouble breathing# | 0.06 | 0.76 | 0.28 | 0.003 |
I can be prepared to deal with an asthma attack | 0.06 | 0.69 | 0.12 | 0.32 |
I know when to use my inhaler to manage a serious breathing problem | 0.05 | 0.64 | 0.06 | 0.41 |
I know what to do to avoid triggers for my asthma | 0.04 | 0.60 | 0.12 | 0.22 |
I know when I might need to go to hospital because of a serious breathing problem | 0.19 | 0.56 | 0.01 | 0.34 |
I know when I am out of breath because of my asthma rather than because I feel a bit panicky | 0.27 | 0.53 | 0.04 | 0.24 |
I know when I am out of breath because of my asthma rather than because of exercise | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.21 |
I can have my medication with me at all times# | 0.16 | 0.43 | −0.22 | 0.17 |
Asthma beliefs | | | | |
I can do the things that I want to do | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.88 | −0.02 |
I can have a normal life | 0.20 | −0.001 | 0.87 | −0.05 |
I can control my asthma day-to-day | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.83 | −0.004 |
I can do physical activity such as sports | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.74 | −0.03 |
I am in control of my asthma | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.69 | 0.03 |
Medication | | | | |
I know what my preventer inhaler is for | 0.02 | 0.21 | −0.01 | 0.80 |
I know what my reliever inhaler is for | 0.01 | 0.18 | −0.05 | 0.79 |
I know what my inhalers are for# | 0.12 | 0.26 | −0.03 | 0.75 |
I know which of my inhalers I need to take | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.69 |
I know when to use my asthma medication | 0.18 | 0.37 | −0.02 | 0.52 |
I know how to correctly use my asthma inhaler/spacer/medication | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.02 | 0.46 |
Eigenvalues | 7.35 | 5.00 | 3.89 | 3.60 |
Percentage variance explained | 21.61 | 14.71 | 11.44 | 10.57 |