The impact of asthma on quality of life and anxiety: a pilot study

Cunha, Ângelo Geraldo José; Mendes, Augusto Zbonik; Carvalho, Felipe Dias Wanderley de; Paula, Maria Aparecida Ribeiro de; Brasil, Thiago Gonçalves

doi:10.1080/02770903.2018.1486854

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“…Our study also supported previous findings that mental health is an important factor for asthma severity, exacerbation and HRQoL [7,15,30,36]. A previous study showed that the effect of air pollution/irritants on asthma control was heightened among WTC workers with panic disorder and PTSD [8].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…The air pollution trigger was also found to be associated with anxiety in another study [36], suggesting those with comorbid anxiety might be more susceptible to exacerbation when exposed to air pollution/irritants. Moreover, anxiety and depression were reported to be associated with lower HRQoL among asthmatic patients [15,30,32,36]. Mental illness constitutes a substantial component of asthma disease manifestation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Poorly-controlled asthma were also found to be related to poorer HRQoL in the United Kingdom [14]. Moreover, asthmatic patients had worse indicators of quality of life compared to the general population regardless of whether symptoms were clinically controlled [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Air Pollution/Irritants, Asthma Control, and Health-Related Quality of Life among 9/11-Exposed Individuals with Asthma

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Osahan

Friedman

et al. 2019

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Asthma control is suboptimal among World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) enrollees. Air pollution/irritants have been reported as the most prevalent trigger among World Trade Center responders. We examined the relationship between air pollution/irritants and asthma control. We also evaluated the association of asthma control with health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We included 6202 enrollees age ≥18 with a history of asthma who completed the WTCHR asthma survey between 2015 and 2016. Based on modified National Asthma Education and Prevention Program criteria, asthma was categorized as controlled, poorly-controlled, or very poorly-controlled. HRQoL indicators include ≥14 unhealthy days, ≥14 activity limitation days, and self-rated general health. We used multinomial logistic regression for asthma control, and unconditional logistic regression for HRQoL, adjusting for covariates. Overall, 27.1% had poorly-controlled and 32.2% had very poorly-controlled asthma. Air pollution/irritants were associated with poorly-controlled (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.70; 95% CI = 1.45–1.99) and very poorly-controlled asthma (AOR = 2.15; 95% CI = 1.83–2.53). Poor asthma control in turn worsened the HRQoL of asthmatic patients. Very poorly-controlled asthma was significantly associated with ≥14 unhealthy days (AOR = 3.60; 95% CI = 3.02–4.30), ≥14 activity limitation days (AOR = 4.37; 95% CI = 3.48–5.50), and poor/fair general health status (AOR = 4.92; 95% CI = 4.11–5.89). Minimizing World Trade Center (WTC) asthmatic patients’ exposure to air pollution/irritants may improve their disease management and overall well-being.

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Air Pollution/Irritants, Asthma Control, and Health-Related Quality of Life among 9/11-Exposed Individuals with Asthma

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Friedman

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“…Thus, foot care may be considered as a key objective in patients with allergic asthma due to the increased epidemiology prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in various anatomical areas with a great health impact in patients who suffer from this disease, which may be recognized as a global problem for the public health system according to Barrick et al, who evaluated a sample of 91,642 children with allergic diseases associated with bone problems and severe asthma [27]. In addition, various researchers have concluded the presence of impairment on the QoL in people who suffered from asthma [28,29,30].…”

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Impact of the Allergic Asthma on Foot Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression: A Novel Case-Control Research

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Background: Asthma may be considered as a non-communicable condition associated with higher bronchial responsiveness that may impair quality of life (QoL). Purpose: The research aim was to compare scores of depression, as well as general and foot health-related QoL, in patients who suffered from asthma with respect to healthy subjects. Methods: A total sample of 152 subjects, median age of 37.00 ± 16.00 years, were recruited from a respiratory and allergy department of a hospital and divided into patients with asthma (n = 76) and healthy subjects (n = 76). The scores of the Spanish foot health status questionnaire (SFHSQ) domains as well as the Spanish Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI) scores and categories were collected. Results: The only statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) was shown for the difference of the FHSQ footwear domain establishing that patients who suffered from asthma presented a worse QoL related to foot health for footwear (lower FHSQ scores) compared to healthy matched-paired participants (higher FHSQ scores). Regarding the rest of the outcome measurements, there were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) for the other FHSQ domains scores as well as the BDI scores and categories. Conclusions: Patients with allergic asthma presented impairment of the QoL related to foot health for footwear, which seemed to be linked to the presence of asthma.

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“…The prevalence of AD in adults ranges from 2% to 5% 2 . Asthma is a chronic airway disease with a significant impact on quality of life 3 . The prevalence of asthma in adults is around 8% 4 .…”

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Increased all‐cause mortality in concomitant atopic dermatitis and asthma: A nationwide registry‐based study

Ali

Ulrik

Egeberg

et al. 2021

Clin Experimental Allergy

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Background Excess mortality has been reported for adults with atopic dermatitis (AD) and asthma. Objective To assess the mortality rate in adults with concomitant AD and asthma. Methods Adults with hospital‐diagnosed AD were matched (1:4) with non‐AD individuals from the background population. Results The study cohort comprised 8,095 adults with AD (of which 1,201 (14.8%) had concomitant asthma) and 32,380 reference individuals without AD from the background population (of which 878 (2.7%) had asthma). A total of 1,057, 330, 55 and 99 deaths were observed among subjects with neither AD nor asthma, AD only, asthma only, and subjects with concomitant AD and asthma, respectively. The mortality rate per 1,000 person‐years was 4.75 (95% CI 4.47–5.05) for subjects with neither AD nor asthma, 7.17 (95% CI 5.92–10.05) for asthma only, 7.09 (95% CI 6.37–7.90) for AD only and 10.87 (95% CI 8.92–13.23) for concomitant AD and asthma. Risk for all‐cause mortality was increased in subjects with concomitant AD and asthma compared to asthma only (HR 1.52, 95% CI 1.07–2.15) and neither AD nor asthma (HR 2.27, 95% CI 1.83–2.81) but not compared to subjects with AD only (HR 1.10, 95% CI 0.87–1.39). However, compared to AD only subjects with AD and asthma had increased risk of death due to pulmonary disease (HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.04–3.15). Conclusion Adults with AD, asthma or both conditions have increased risk of death, and further concomitant AD and asthma have increased risk of death compared with asthma alone.

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The impact of asthma on quality of life and anxiety: a pilot study

Cited by 17 publications

References 17 publications

Air Pollution/Irritants, Asthma Control, and Health-Related Quality of Life among 9/11-Exposed Individuals with Asthma

Air Pollution/Irritants, Asthma Control, and Health-Related Quality of Life among 9/11-Exposed Individuals with Asthma

Impact of the Allergic Asthma on Foot Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression: A Novel Case-Control Research

Increased all‐cause mortality in concomitant atopic dermatitis and asthma: A nationwide registry‐based study

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