Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

Quality of Life in Adolescents with Asthma

Dr. Nikhil Shetty, Dr Amitha Rao, Dr. Santosh Soans, Dr. Ashvij Sriyan

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<p> Introduction: Asthma is the most common respiratory crisis encountered in clinical practice. Children with asthma are troubled not only by symptoms such as shortness of eath, cough and wheeze, they are also bothered by the Physical, Social, Educational and Emotional Impairments that they experience as a result of having asthma. Chronic Illness causes stigma, a loss of self–esteem and family strain. Various studies have shown that asthma caused children to feel self–pity, poor self–opinion, poor peer relations and social isolation. The present study is an attempt to understand the impact of asthma on the QOL of adolescents with asthma. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted involving 150 adolescents who were known case of asthma. All the study subjects were interviewed using a pre–tested, pre–designed, semi–structured interview schedule including questions on: Socio–demographic variables, asthma symptoms and Pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire (PAQLQ). Analysis was done using SPSS ver. 21. Results: A total of 76% of adolescents had an overall score of less than 5 on PAQLQ, which indicates poor quality of life. Mother’s occupation has a significant impact on QOL with high scores observed with working mothers as compared to housewives. No association was observed between mother’s education and QOL. Poor QOL was also associated with socio–economic status, with lower scores associated with lower socio–economic class Conclusion: Asthma affects the quality of life in all the three domains (symptoms, activity and emotion). Therefore, the evaluation of asthmaspecific QOL should be included in the assessment of adolescents with asthma.</p>

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Nikhil Shetty, Santosh Soans, Ashvij Sriyan Quality of Life in Adolescents with Asthma International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 3 March 2016


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