1. The Relationship Between Asthma-Specific Quality of Life and Asthma Control.
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Schatz, Michael, Mosen, David M., Kosinski, Mark, Vollmer, William M., Magid, David J., O'Connor, Elizabeth, and Zeiger, Robert S.
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ASTHMA ,ASTHMATICS ,QUALITY of life ,BRONCHIAL diseases ,CHRONICALLY ill - Abstract
Few studies have quantitatively addressed the relationship between asthma-specific quality of life and asthma control as assessed by validated tools. Questionnaires were completed at home by a random sample of 542 adult asthmatic patients. The correlations of the two asthma control tools (Asthma Control Test™ and Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire™) with the quality of life tool (mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire) were strongest with the symptoms and activity domains (r = 0.63-0.77); lower with the emotions domain (r = 0.57-0.64); and lowest with the environment domain (r = 0.38-0.43). Asthma control tools reflect the symptoms and activity themes of asthma quality of life well, but reflect the environmental domain less well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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