Effect of treatment on quality of life of rural asthmatic children
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https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2024.24Keywords:
PAQLQ, quality of life, pediatric asthma, physical-emotional improvementAbstract
Introduction: Medications relieve symptoms of asthma but affected children are significantly bothered by physical, educational and emotional impairments. Urban studies from India evaluated on how this disease affects quality of life. Aim of our study was to evaluate quality of life of rural asthmatic children both before as well as after the treatment.
Methods: Asthmatic children 7 to 17 years visiting to rural tertiary care teaching hospital were included. Tool used for the study was Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire - Standard (PAQLQS) which were measured at the time of inclusion and four weeks after treatment. It assessed the QOL (Quality of Life) under symptoms, activity limitation and emotional function domains. Mean difference in pre and post treatment PAQLQ score was assessed.
Results: Total 46 children were included from rural setup. Majority were male 60% and had a normal BMI (54%) which was followed by undernutrition (28%). Majority children in both age group 7-11year and 12-17 year, presented with moderate asthma (80%) and (62%) (according to GINA 2022) respectively followed by mild. The rural cohort post treatment showed significant improvement in individual (p<0.005) as well as in overall PAQLQ post treatment (p<0.002).
Conclusion: The study has highlighted that good asthma control even after short duration of treatment helped in improvement quality of life of affected children. To maintain quality of life it is expected that the patient remains adhered to proper treatment.
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