Discriminative Aspects of SF-36 and QQL-EPM Related to Asthma Control |
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| Authors: | Maria Alenita Oliveira Ana Luisa Godoy Fernandes Lucia Ande Santos Maria Amélia dos Santos Carvalho Sonia Maria Faresin Ilka Lopes Santoro |
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| Affiliation: | Lung Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of S?o Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), S?o Paulo, SP, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Aim. To study any discriminative properties of SF-36 and QQL-EPM in stable and non-controlled moderate asthmatic patients. Methods. A total of 63 asthmatic patients were assessed regarding asthma symptoms, FEV1 % predicted value, PEF, ED visits and hospitalizations, QQL-EPM and SF-36 questionnaires. Results. QQL-EPM highlighted significance in all domains to distinguish stable from non-controlled patients (p = 0.0001) while SF-36 was only significant in 3 of its 7 domains (p = 0.009). Conclusion. The study showed that the specific quality of life questionnaire for asthma (QQL-EPM) demonstrates better discriminative properties that characterize asthma control when compared with the more generic SF-36 questionnaire. |
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| Keywords: | asthma quality of life questionnaire |
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