Asthma Control on the Basis of Perceived Stress, Locus of Control, and Self-efficacy in Patients with Adult Asthma

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. 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. 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. 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.