Quality of Life in 8-12-year-old Children with Asthma in Karaj

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

2 Department of allergy and Clinical Immunology, Mofid Children’s Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University Of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Student Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

4 Department of Healthcare Services Management, School of Health and Research Center for Health, Safety and Environment, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

5 Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health and, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

6 Department of Immunology, School of Medicine and Allergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Background and Aim: Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease in children. Most of the asthmatic patients are considered mild; however, 5-10% of patients suffer from severe disease Asthma has a considerable impact on patients' quality of life, especially among severe asthmatic patients. This study was designed to evaluate the quality of life in 8-12-year-old asthmatic patients.
 
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017-2018 using the Persian version of PedsQLTM 4,0 questionnaire. A total of 140 asthmatic patients who referred to allergy clinic in Karaj , were diagnosed by an allergist with 140 healthy children as the control group were enrolled.
 
Results: More than half of the patients and control group were boys (n=85; 58.6%). The mean total score of PedsQLTM 4,0 in the asthmatic group was 23.11 (SD=15.60) comparing to 8.96 (SD=9.89) in the control group (P<0.001). All different aspects of quality of life; physical performance, social function, emotional performance, and performance in school were significantly lower in asthmatic group. The quality of life score was considerably lower in patients with a history of hospital admission and patients with high steps of asthma severity (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the score of PedsQLTM 4,0 between girls and boys (P>0.05).
 
Conclusion: Asthma has a significantly adverse effect on different aspects of children's quality of life including physical performance, social function, emotional performance and performance in school in Karaj city.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 65, Issue 1
May and June 2022
Pages 247-256

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