Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Asthma, Survey based Study in Karachi, Pakistan

Quality of Life Study in Asthmatic Patient and Correlation with Demographic Diverse

“….Asthma is a periodic disease which its acute exacerbation periods are separated with asymptomatic periods 4 and clinically determined by the triad of shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing. Patient coughs are frequent especially at night or early in the morning 7,8 .In this disease, airway reactivity increases following the contact with stimuli and declines in -which this mechanism is said Airway hyper-responsiveness 9,10 .The prevalence of asthma varies in different countries.…”

“…Its density in advanced countries is more and in poor countries and rural areas is less. In the past 40 years, the prevalence of asthma has increased in all countries (similar to allergy) 4 .Prevalence of the disease is one of the world's major public health issues. It is estimated that the number of asthma patients in the world is 300 million and mortality rate is 250 thousand per year [11][12][13] .…”

“…The disease has a profound impact on the lives of patients with gradual evolution and occasional exacerbation of signs and symptoms and affects their health, family life, group and social activity, occupational functioning, and quality of life 1,4,18 . Quality of life refers to satisfaction of individuals in relation to the areas of life issues that are important for individuals 19 .Or in other words, it understands of person from personal life regarding the culture, values, goals, expectations, standards and his interests 20,11,21 .…”