Asthma and quality of life in adolescents in Manisa, Turkey

Abstract

Background:The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and the association between asthma and quality of life in sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in the city of Manisa. Method: The population of this cross-sectional study includes the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of primary schools located in the city of Manisa (n = 59, 135). The study sample included 763 students from nine schools with different socioeconomic features selected by the Directorate of National Education. Data were collected under the supervision of the researcher with a socio-demographic questionnaire, International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and Kiddo-KINDL, a quality of life scale. Descriptive statistics, Student ' s t-test and χ 2 -test were used for the evaluation of the data. Results: In total, 83 children (10.9 % ) were diagnosed with asthma by doctors and 82 children (10.7 % ) had wheezing or asthmatic attacks in the past 12 months. The children with life-long asthma had signifi cantly lower scores for quality of life than those without asthma (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of asthma is different in different geographical regions in Turkey. Our results are similar to the results of Western society and asthma has a negative effect on the quality of life of children.

Severe asthma and quality of life

“…After controlling for gender, age, negative affect, and number of co-morbid medical problems in adults, the physical concerns factor of anxiety sensitivity (AS-Physical Concerns) significantly predicted asthma control and influenced all domains of asthma-related QOL (symptoms, activity limitations, emotional functioning, and environmental stimuli) [ 14 ]. Asthma severity also affects QOL in adolescents, as has been reported in several studies from different countries [ 15 – 18 ]. Personality traits were significantly related to QOL of adolescents with asthma.…”

Mental Well-being and General Health in Adolescents with Asthma: The Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy Birth Cohort Study

“…This meta-analysis included 4 studies from Turkey, Sri Lanka, Finland and Germany, and all studies had a cross-sectional study design. (17,(34)(35)(36) The latter study used a QoL-instrument that measured mental wellbeing (in the meta-analysis interpreted as psychological functioning)…”

Quality of life in pediatric asthma patients and their parents: a meta-analysis on 20 years of research

“…Overall, 15 studies (78.9%) were assessed as average quality (Altiparmak et al, 2011;Covaciu et al, 2013;Danansuriya & Rajapaksa, 2012;French et al, 1994;French, et al, 1998;Gau et al, 2010;Grootenhuis et al, 2007;Hallstrand et al, 2003;Hatzmann et al, 2008;Hutchings et al, 2007Hutchings et al, , 2008Kojima et al, 2009;Montalto et al, 2004;Sawyer et al, 2001;Van Gent et al, 2007;Wang et al, 2012) and four studies (21.1%) as high quality (Matterne et al, 2011;Merikallio et al, 2005;Moreira et al, 2013;Upton et al, 2005). The main reasons for low quality scores were the use of nonrepresentative samples (e.g., convenience sampling methods, 57.9%), no description of controls' health status (57.9%), response rates lower than 80% or not reported (84.2%), and the use of different procedures/settings in the completion of QoL questionnaires (52.6%).…”

“…Of the 19 included studies, 17 (reported in 18 articles; Altiparmak, Altiparmak, & Sari, 2011;Covaciu, Bergström, Lind, Svartengren, & Kull, 2013;Danansuriya & Rajapaksa, 2012;French, Christie, & Sowden, 1994;French, Carroll, Christie, 1998;Grootenhuis, Koopman, Verrips, Vogels, & Last, 2007;Hallstrand, Curtis, Aitken, & Sullivan, 2003;Hutchings et al, 2007Hutchings et al, , 2008Kojima et al, 2009;Matterne, Schmitt, Diepgen, & Apfelbacher, 2011;Merikallio, Mustalahti, Remes, Valovirta, & Kaila, 2005;Montalto, Bruzzese, Moskaleva, Higgins-D'Alessandro, & Webber, 2004;Moreira et al, 2013;Sawyer et al, 2001;Upton et al, 2005;Van Gent et al, 2007;Wang, Wang, Wang, Xu, & Zhang, 2012) examined the QoL of 32,874 children and adolescents and four studies (Gau et al, 2010;Hatzmann, Heymans, Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Van Praag, & Grootenhuis, 2008;Moreira et al, 2013;Van Gent et al, 2007) examined the QoL of 8,062 parents, from 13 different countries. The study design and sample characteristics are detailed in Table 2.…”