Health-related quality of life of patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study in Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Kia, Naim Sadat; Malek, Farhad; Ghods, Elaheh; Fathi, Mohamed

doi:10.26719/2017.23.7.500

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“…Asthma patients experience several limitations in their daily activities, productivity, physical and emotional capacity [ 1 , 2 , 6 , 11 ], and especially sleep quality [ 4 , 12 , 13 ]. QoL in asthmatic patients is affected by several factors, such as gender, socioeconomic status, education level, and place of residence [ 3 , 9 , 14 ]. Numerous studies have shown that QoL indices have significant determining effects on the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of asthmatic patients [ 6 , 15 ].…”

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The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Patients With Asthma

Malek¹,

Sayah²,

Kia³

et al. 2022

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Background and objective Asthma is a chronic recurring respiratory disease, and its prevalence is on the rise. A drop in the quality of life (QoL), as well as sleep problems, has been reported in asthmatic patients in the literature. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between QoL and sleep quality in asthmatic patients. Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 76 diagnosed asthmatic outpatients from our university clinic. The subjects completed the self-administered 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey QoL questionnaire (SF-36) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) assessment. Results The study results revealed poor sleep quality in 55 (72.4%) of the subjects. The total sleep quality scores significantly and negatively correlated with the physical and mental components of QoL (moderate, p=0.00). All QoL subscales were significantly higher in patients with good sleep quality (PSQI: <5, p<0.00). Logistic regression analysis showed that good sleep quality (modified) could predict a mental component score (MCS) of more than 64. Conclusion Poor sleep quality can bring down the scores of all QoL components in asthma patients and is the best predictor of their QoL. Therefore, sleep quality and QoL indicators could be applied as part of a better approach to classification, management, and control of asthma.

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The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Patients With Asthma

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Sayah²,

Kia³

et al. 2022

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“…These observations can be confirmed if we compare health status of Iranian subjects with diabetes with the health status of people with chronic-degenerative disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis with an average score of 52.47 [ 55 ], or cardiovascular disorders with a mean of 53.19 [ 56 ], among others. Similarly, low scores have been found for asthma [ 57 ] or chronic kidney disease [ 58 ]. Scores even lower (40.43 ± 12.7) were reported for individuals with drug addiction [ 59 ].…”

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General health status in Iranian diabetic patients assessed by short-form-36 questionnaire: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Behzadifar

Sohrabi²,

Mohammadibakhsh

et al. 2018

BMC Endocr Disord

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BackgroundDiabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with micro- and macro-vascular complications and deterioration in general health status. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate general health status among Iranian diabetic patients through a systematic review and meta-analysis of study utilizing the Short-Form-36 questionnaire.MethodsSearching the EMBASE, PubMed, ISI/Web of Sciences (WOS), MEDLINE via Ovid, PsycoINFO, as well as Iranian databases (MagIran, Iranmedex, and SID) from January 2000 to December 2017. The methodological quality of the studies was evaluated using the “A Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool: for Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions” (ACROBAT-NRSI). Random-effect model was used and the means were reported with their 95% confidence interval (CI). To evaluate the heterogeneity between studies, I2 test was used. Egger’s regression test was used to assess the publication bias.ResultsFourteen studies were retained in the final analysis. The mean general health status using SF-36 in diabetic patients of Iran was 51.9 (95% CI: 48.64 to 53.54). The mean physical component summary was 52.92 [95% CI: 49.46–56.38], while the mean mental component summary was 51.02 [95% CI: 46.87–55.16].ConclusionThe findings of this study showed that general health status in Iranian diabetic patients is low. Health policymakers should work to improve the health status in these patients and take appropriate interventions.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12902-018-0262-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…4,8 In recent years health-related quality of life has become an important outcome, since the influence of the disease on everyday living is an important factor for the patients and assessment of health-related quality of life is essential to assess the self-perceived impact of physical and mental impairment on patient's health. 2 Quality of life (QoL) is a subjective and multidimensional index of well-being from a patient's point of view. It is defined as physical, emotional, social, mental well-being and development, activity functional ability.…”

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“…According to the latest report of the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), about 334 million people in the world have asthma. 2 Quality of life (QoL) is a subjective and multidimensional index of well-being from a patient's point of view. It is defined as physical, emotional, social, mental well-being and development, activity functional ability.…”

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Assessment of health related quality of life of asthma patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Patil¹,

Oggu²,

Jayachandran³

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: The present study is planned to assess the health related quality of life (HRQoL) in asthma patients by using HRQoL questionnaire (SF-36 v2).Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted for a period of 6 months (September 2017 to February 2018) in Navodaya Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Raichur on a total of 108 patients of either sex suffering from persistent asthma. The HRQoL of asthma patients was measured by face-to-face interview using HRQoL questionnaire (SF-36v2).Results: Female patients were found to be more affected with asthma compared to male patients and the prevalence of asthma is found to be more in the middle aged and elderly patients compared to adults. The important triggering factors for the asthma were found to be exposure to dust, smoking, alcohol and cooking fuel. The mean physical component summary (PCS) scores is 47.46 (±15.56) and the mean mental component summary (MCS) scores is 66.73 (±13.59). The findings of our study reveals that the physical HRQoL is more affected compared to mental HRQoL as revealed by PCS and MCS scores.Conclusions: The findings of our study conclusively suggest that the physical HRQoL is more affected than mental HRQoL in asthma patients and also the need to improve the quality of life in these patients by appropriate patient education regarding the triggering factors of asthma, preventive measures and the medication adherence.

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Health-related quality of life of patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study in Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

Cited by 4 publications

References 25 publications

The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Patients With Asthma

The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Quality of Life Among Patients With Asthma

General health status in Iranian diabetic patients assessed by short-form-36 questionnaire: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Assessment of health related quality of life of asthma patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital

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