Health-related quality of life in school-aged children with and without asthma in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Ayuk, A; Oguonu, Tagbo; Ikefuna, AN; Ibe, BC

doi:10.4314/njp.v40i4.3

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“…This was lower than Sweden [20] and Brazil. [21] This study found that the physical domain score was the most affected QOL domains which come in accordance with [4,22] [23] and Brazil. [21] This may be inferred to that physical function such as full participation in school sports activity, running and strenuous exercise is limited by asthma.…”

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confidence: 78%

Assessment of health-related quality of life in asthmatic children and their caregivers

El-Gendi¹,

Mostafa²,

Walli³

et al. 2017

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Assessment of health-related quality of life in asthmatic children and their caregivers

El-Gendi¹,

Mostafa²,

Walli³

et al. 2017

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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“…[47] Childhood bronchial asthma and quality of life Studies in Nigeria reported significant low quality of life (QoL) in children with asthma compared to children without asthma. [48][49][50] The QoL score was significantly affected by disease severity and level of symptoms control; the physical domain of QoL assessment was the most affected. [48][49][50] Also, female asthmatics were observed to be more affected than their male counterparts.…”

Section: Childhood Bronchial Asthma and School Absenteeismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[48][49][50] The QoL score was significantly affected by disease severity and level of symptoms control; the physical domain of QoL assessment was the most affected. [48][49][50] Also, female asthmatics were observed to be more affected than their male counterparts. [48][49][50] The caregivers of children with bronchial asthma were also reported to have low QoL which is related to the severity and control of their children/wards' disease.…”

Section: Childhood Bronchial Asthma and School Absenteeismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[48][49][50] Also, female asthmatics were observed to be more affected than their male counterparts. [48][49][50] The caregivers of children with bronchial asthma were also reported to have low QoL which is related to the severity and control of their children/wards' disease. [50] Economic implications of childhood asthma in Nigeria-direct, indirect and intangible cost The "Disability-adjusted Life Years" (DALYs) is a measure of disease burden proposed by the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) to quantify years of life lost due to death and/or non-fatal illness or impairment.…”

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Childhood Asthma in Nigeria: A Review of the Burden and Challenges of Management

Kuti¹

2020

Ann Health Res

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Bronchial asthma care professionals all over the world are faced with many challenges in managing children with asthma. This narrative review highlights the burden and specific challenges encountered by Nigerian health care professionals in the care of children with bronchial asthma and attempts to suggest ways of overcoming some of these challenges for optimal bronchial asthma care. Electronic search of relevant published articles from year 2000 to date was carried out using appropriate search engines for the following search words and phrases: “asthma in Nigerian children”, “childhood asthma in Nigeria”, “burden of asthma”, “challenges,” “prevalence” and “cost of bronchial asthma care.” The findings revealed that childhood bronchial asthma was reported in all the geo-political zones of the country with evidence of increasing prevalence and male preponderance. Higher prevalence rates were reported in urban settings compared to rural settings and intermittent asthma was the most frequently reported form of the disease in Nigeria. Allergic rhinitis, with or without conjunctivitis were the most common co-morbidities, while respiratory tract infections, exposure to dust and physical exercise were the common triggers. Bronchial asthma was reported to affect school attendance, family finances and the quality of life of children and their caregivers. Reported challenges of childhood bronchial asthma in Nigeria included ignorance, poverty, stigma and poor adherence to medications by affected children and caregivers; inadequate work force and suboptimal knowledge of various cadres of health workers and poor health system as well as little or no availability of standard asthma care facilities at all levels of health care in Nigeria. Awareness creation, routine training and re-training of all cadres of health workers, provision of basic asthma care facilities and revamping of the health system may assist in overcoming the challenges.

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“…Despite effective asthma medications available for symptom control, it has been reported globally that current treatments have not significantly reduced morbidity or mortality of the disease [ 10 ]. With this limitation therefore, there is an increasing need to use quality of life measures to evaluate the impact of asthma and its management on the daily lives and function of affected people and to identify the specific aspects of life with greater associated morbidity to enable effective management of the disease [ 11 - 13 ].…”

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Assessment of the health related quality of life in children with asthma in a tertiary hospital in North Central, Nigeria

Akhiwu¹,

Dami²,

Oguche³

2022

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways with over 339 million people affected worldwide. Asthma can impair the quality of life (QoL) in its various bio-psycho-social domains causing poor concentration, poor school performance and impaired daily activities. This study assessed the QoL in asthmatic children aged 7- 17 years. Methods a descriptive cross-sectional study of 46 children with asthma. Relevant bio-data and medical history were documented and the QoL assessment was carried out using the paediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire. Asthma severity and asthma control were defined based on the global initiative for asthma protocol. The data was analysed with IBM SPSS version 22. Results the mean age was 12.4 ± 3.3 years, with a male to female ratio of 1: 1.9. About 61% of the study population were moderately impaired in their QoL and 41.3% had uncontrolled asthma. The mean QoL score was 5.80 with the activity domain and the emotion domain having the lowest mean scores (5.78 ± 1.0 and 5.91 ± 1.2 respectively). There was a significant association between QoL and age, asthma severity, asthma control and social class (p< 0.05) but not Gender. The logistic regression did not identify any of these factors as being predictors of QoL in the children. Conclusion: the study participants had moderately impaired QoL with the 7-10 year-olds more severely affected. The activity and emotion domains are more impaired. Therefore in addition to providing medical intervention, the treatment of children with asthma should include psychological support and counselling.

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Health-related quality of life in school-aged children with and without asthma in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Abstract: Background: Identifying impaired quality of life is a recognized component of asthma management with no published data in Nigerian children with asthma.

Cited by 7 publications

References 18 publications

Assessment of health-related quality of life in asthmatic children and their caregivers

Assessment of health-related quality of life in asthmatic children and their caregivers

Childhood Asthma in Nigeria: A Review of the Burden and Challenges of Management

Assessment of the health related quality of life in children with asthma in a tertiary hospital in North Central, Nigeria

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