Abstract: Objective To investigate the self-perceived burden (SPB) in children aged 3-6 years with bronchial asthma and analyze its influencing factors. Methods Children aged 3 to 6 years with bronchial asthma and admitted to a hospital in Sichuan Province from March 2018 to August 2019 and their parents were enrolled in the study. A parental questionnaire survey was conducted, including the basic information of the children (age, gender, course of disease, number of hospitalizations) and family care status (parent age, gender, family economic status, educational level, medical conditions). Self-perceived burden scale (SPBS) was used to evaluate the SPB in children with asthma. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to analyze factors influencing of SPB in children with tracheal asthma. Result sA total of 161 children aged 3 to 6 years with bronchial asthma and their parents were investigated. The boy to girl ratio was 1∶1.2. Of all the children, 70 (43.5%) were 3 to 4 years old, 91 (56.5%) were 5 to 6 years old, and the household income of 116 (72.0%) were from 30 000 to 140 000 Yuan. Of the parents, 125 (77.6%) were female, 125 (77.6%) were <45 years old, and 98 (60.9%) had high school or college education. The children's SPBS score was (26.62 ± 6.03). Of the cases, there were 41 (25.5%) with no-burden, 61 (37.8%) with mild-burden, 50 (31.1%) with moderate-burden, and 9 (5.6%) with severe-burden. Multivariate linear stepwise regression equation showed that the children with bronchial asthma who were older (standardized regression coefficient [SRC]=0.803), girls (SRC=0.213), hospitalized more times (SRC=0.073), and whose parents had history of illness (SRC=0.057) were more likely to have higher SPB scores, while the children with higher family income (SRC=-0.334) were more likely to have lower SPB scores. Conclusion Children aged 3-6 years with bronchial asthma had different levels of SPB and the proportion of mild and moderate SPBs were relatively high, which can be influenced by many factors. It is necessary to strengthen the psychological guidance and nursing for young children with bronchial asthma to alleviate the SPB in the children and prevent adverse events.

Key words: Bronchial asthma, Preschool, Young children, Self-perceived burden, Influencing factors