Perceptions of pediatric asthma in African American underserved families using metaphorical analysis.

Purpose: The purpose was to understand how African American children with asthma and their families living in underserved urban areas experience and perceive asthma.

Design And Methods: A narrative inquiry design with metaphorical analysis was used in this study with 20 African American children and their 10 families.

Results: Participants metaphorically viewed the family system as a functioning healthcare facility.