Volitional nonadherence in pediatric asthma: parental report of motivating factors.

Volitional nonadherence is thought to be common among patients with chronic health conditions, including pediatric asthma. To date, no data have been published on the extent to which, and reasons why, families purposefully adjust their child's asthma regimen. This study provides descriptive data for parental report of volitional nonadherence in a sample of 101 children (ages 1-17 years) with asthma.