Asthma control assessed in the EGEA epidemiological survey and health-related quality of life

Summary Background The aims were to assess 1) the relationship of asthma control assessed by combining epidemiological survey questions and lung function to Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and 2) whether individuals with controlled asthma reach similar generic HRQL levels as individuals withou...

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Published in:Respiratory medicine 2012-06, Vol.106 (6), p.820-828
Main Authors: Siroux, Valérie, Boudier, Anne, Bousquet, Jean, Vignoud, Lucile, Gormand, Frédéric, Just, Jocelyne, Le Moual, Nicole, Leynaert, Bénédicte, Nadif, Rachel, Pison, Christophe, Scheinmann, Pierre, Vervloet, Daniel, Anto, Josep Maria, Kauffmann, Francine, Pin, Isabelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - prevention & control
Asthma - psychology
Asthma - rehabilitation
Asthma control
Biological and medical sciences
Case-Control Studies
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Classification
Epidemiology
Female
France
France - epidemiology
Health Status Indicators
Health-related quality of life
Humans
Immunoglobulin E
Immunoglobulin E - blood
Life Sciences
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Pneumology
Psychometrics
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Smoking
Smoking - epidemiology
Validation studies
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Summary:Summary Background The aims were to assess 1) the relationship of asthma control assessed by combining epidemiological survey questions and lung function to Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and 2) whether individuals with controlled asthma reach similar generic HRQL levels as individuals without asthma. Methods The analysis included 584 individuals without asthma and 498 with asthma who participated in the follow-up of the Epidemiological study on Genetics and Environment of Asthma (EGEA). Asthma control was assessed from survey questions and lung function, closely adapted from the 2006–2009 Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines. The Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ, scores range:1–7) and the generic SF-36 (scores range: 0–100) were used. Results Adjusted mean total AQLQ score decreased by 0.5 points for each asthma control steps (6.4, 5.9 and 5.4 for controlled, partly-controlled and uncontrolled asthma respectively, p  
ISSN:0954-6111
1532-3064
DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2012.01.009