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Quality of Life in Children with Asthma versus Healthy Children

Samaneh Kouzegaran1, Parisa Samimi2, Hamid Ahanchian1

  • 1Allergy Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
|August 31, 2018
PubMed

Insights

Children with asthma experience a significantly lower quality of life compared to healthy peers. This impacts their physical, emotional, and school performance, though social function remains comparable.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Health
  • Chronic Disease Management
  • Quality of Life Studies

Background:

  • Asthma is a prevalent chronic condition in children, affecting multiple life domains.
  • Recent research emphasizes quality of life over disease duration in pediatric asthma.
  • Understanding quality of life is crucial for comprehensive pediatric asthma care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess and compare the quality of life in asthmatic children versus healthy controls.
  • To investigate specific domains of quality of life affected by childhood asthma.
  • This study provides the first such analysis in the specified geographic region.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study conducted between 2015-2016.
  • Involved 100 asthmatic children (aged 8-12) and 100 healthy controls.
  • The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL™) questionnaire was utilized for data collection.

Main Results:

  • Asthmatic children reported significantly lower overall quality of life (P < 0.001).
  • Impaired quality of life was noted in physical, emotional, and school performance domains (P < 0.001).
  • No significant difference in social function was observed between groups (P = 0.267).

Conclusions:

  • Pediatric asthma is associated with a substantial decrease in overall quality of life.
  • Physical, emotional, and academic functioning are significantly compromised in asthmatic children.
  • Social functioning appears unaffected, highlighting a specific area of resilience or comparable experience.
Abstract

Keywords:
AsthmaChildrenEmotional FunctionPhysical FunctionSocial Function

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