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[Evaluation of quality of life in children with bronchial asthma]

Claudia-Felicia Pop1, Paraschiva Cherecheş-Panţa, M V Nanulescu

  • 1Clinica Pediatrie III, U.M.F. luliu Haţieganu, Cluj-Napoca.

Pneumologia (Bucharest, Romania)
|March 16, 2006
PubMed

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This study shows that 87% of children with persistent asthma experienced improved quality of life after one year of controller treatment. Quality of life scores significantly increased, indicating better symptom management and emotional well-being in pediatric asthma patients.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Quality of Life Research
  • Asthma Management

Context:

  • Asthma significantly impacts children's physical, psychological, and social well-being.
  • Quality of life (QoL) is a crucial subjective measure for assessing asthma's daily impact on children.
  • Persistent asthma in children requires effective long-term management strategies.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the one-year evolution of QoL scores in children with persistent asthma on controller therapy.
  • To assess the correlation between QoL scores and pulmonary function parameters in pediatric asthma patients.
  • To determine the efficacy of controller medications in improving QoL for children with asthma.

Summary:

  • A one-year study involving 64 children with persistent asthma utilized the 23-item Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PA QLQ).
  • QoL scores improved significantly in 87% of participants, with general scores rising from 4.78 to 6.53 (p=0.0001).
  • Improvements were noted in symptom, activity, and emotion domains, alongside enhanced circadian variation of peak expiratory flow (PEF) (p=0.002).

Impact:

  • The findings suggest that QoL evaluation is a valuable tool for appreciating the clinical course of pediatric asthma.
  • QoL assessment can serve as a complementary method to traditional spirometry and PEF monitoring in children with asthma.
  • Improved QoL scores correlate with better symptom control and overall well-being in children managing persistent asthma.

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