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Socioeconomic Status, Stress, and Immune Markers in Adolescents With Asthma

Edith Chen, PhD, Edwin B. Fisher, PhD, Leonard B. Bacharier, MD and Robert C. Strunk, MD

From Washington University (E.C., when manuscript submitted and accepted) and Department of Psychology (E.C.), Department of Psychology, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine, Division of Health Behavior Research (E.B.F.), and Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine (L.B.B., R.C.S.), St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO.



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  		Figure 1. Differences in beliefs for low- and high-SES adolescents. Avoid = belief that emergency department can be avoided if you take good care of your asthma. Helps = belief that emergency department is there to help you during times when asthma gets out of control. In the top graph, the percentage for high-SES children in the "Doctor" column = 0.

 




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