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Evaluation of quality of life in Indian children with bronchial asthma using a disease‐specific and locally appropriate questionnaire
Author(s) -
Singh M,
Mathew JL,
Malhi P,
Naidu AN,
Kumar L
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1080/08035250410024952
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , pulmonary function testing , physical therapy , correlation , pediatrics , geometry , mathematics , nursing
Aim : To evaluate quality of life (QOL) in Indian children with bronchial asthma. Methods : A disease‐specific, locally appropriate QOL questionnaire was administered in asthmatic children and compared with FEV 1 , FVC, PEFR and asthma symptom score, on three occasions. Results : QOL score had strong negative correlation with symptom score and weaker positive correlation with pulmonary function tests. Conclusion : Disease‐specific QOL score correlates inversely with symptom score in children with bronchial asthma.