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Seasons and Other Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Asthmatic Children

dc.contributor.author	García-Marcos Alvarez, L.
dc.contributor.author	Carvajal Urueña, I.
dc.contributor.author	Escribano Montaner, Amparo
dc.contributor.author	Fernández Benítez, M.
dc.contributor.author	García de la Rubia, S.
dc.contributor.author	Tauler Toro, E.
dc.contributor.author	Pérez Fernández, V.
dc.contributor.author	Barcina Sánchez, C.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-05-04T07:42:21Z
dc.date.available	2010-05-04T07:42:21Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.citation	García-Marcos, L.; Carvajal Urueña, I; Escribano Montaner, A.; Fernández Benítez, M.; García de la Rubia, S; Tauler Toro, E; Pérez Fernández, V; Barcina Sánchez, C. Seasons and Other Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Asthmatic Children. En Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology, V 17 N 4, 2007	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10550/2343
dc.description	Amparo.Escribano@uv.es	en
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To study the effect of seasons on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of asthmatic children. Methods: Four groups of asthmatic children 7 to 14 years old were recruited by pediatricians during each season of the year. Their HRQL was assessed by means of the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ). Other factors surveyed were asthma severity, atopy, medical treatment, immunotherapy, obesity, parental smoking, and anti-allergic measures. Results: The mean (SD) overall PAQLQ score was highest in summer at 6.2 (1.0) and lowest in autumn at 5.5 (1.2). The same trend was found for domains in summer and autumn, respectively: symptoms, 6.2 (1.0) vs 5.4 (1.4); emotions, 6.5 (0.8) vs 6.0 (1.0); and activities, 5.9 (1.4) vs 5.0 (1.5). Factors such as male gender (odds ratio [OR], 0.60; 95% confi dence interval [CI], 0.41–0.87), being on immunotherapy (OR, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.38–0.92), living in an urban environment (OR, 0.56; 0.33–0.93), and residing on the northern coast of Spain along the Bay of Biscay (OR, 0.56; 0.36-0.89) were independent protective factors against having a total PAQLQ score in the lower tertile. Conversely, being recruited in a primary care setting (OR, 1.55; 1.01–2.38) and having more severe asthma were risks for being in the lower tertile. Conclusions: Irrespective of the severity of the disease, season has a significant influence on the HRQL of asthmatic children.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Asthma; Children; Immunotherapy; Quality of life; Seasons.	en
dc.title	Seasons and Other Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Asthmatic Children	en
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.subject.unesco	UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Patología::Histopatología	en
dc.type.hasVersion	VoR	es_ES
dc.identifier.url	http://www.jiaci.org/issues/vol17issue04/7.pdf	en