Parent-Physician Perceptions of Shared Decision-Making and Care Coordination for Children with Asthma

In conducting initiatives to improve care quality for children with asthma, a useful approach begins with identifying alignments and discordances in perceptions of parents and providers. Studies applying this approach have generally focused on parent-provider perceptions of children's asthma control and medication use.1-3 A need exists for assessing the 2 groups' perceptions of collaborative patient-centered practices.4-8 In the context of a quality improvement (QI) program in 2 health systems, we compared parents' and interdisciplinary physicians' perceptions and self-reported practices regarding pediatric asthma education, shared decision-making, and care coordination.

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