Association between quality of life, severity of asthma, sleep disorders and exercise capacity in children with asthma: a cross-sectional study

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
Priscilla Rique FurtadoKarla Morganna Pereira Pinto de Mendonça

Abstract

To assess the association between quality of life, asthma severity, sleep disorders and exercise capacity in children with asthma. We evaluated 45 children with asthma of both sexes aged between 7 and 12 years, diagnosed by a pediatrician/pulmonologist and classified according to the IV Brazilian Guidelines for Asthma Management: severity (intermittent/mild and moderate/severe) and control (controlled, partially controlled and uncontrolled). Quality of life (QoL), presence of sleep disorders and exercise capacity were respectively assessed using the following instruments: Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ); Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC); and six-minute step test (6MST). Intermittent/mild and moderate/severe asthma were observed in 51.1% and 48.9% of the children evaluated, respectively. Only 8.89% of the sample had uncontrolled asthma. In the regression model, a better QoL was observed in children with lower asthma severity, lower SDSC total score and lower levels of dyspnea induced by the 6MST (β=-0.395, p=0.003; β=-0.338, p=0.011; β=-0.352, p=0.008; respectively). These factors explained 31% of the PAQLQ total score variation. Other variables (such as cardiorespiratory variables, spirometry, ...Continue Reading

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Oct 22, 2019·Frontiers in Physiology·Daniele SchiweMárcio Vinícius Fagundes Donadio
Apr 26, 2020·Scientific Reports·Laura MontalbanoUNKNOWN Italian Pediatric Severe Asthma Network (IPSAN) Program of Italian Paediatric Respiratory Society (IPRS)
Nov 13, 2020·Pediatric Pulmonology·Laurel TeohAnne B Chang
Dec 3, 2020·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Natasha Yumi MatsunagaAdyleia Aparecida Dalbo Contrera Toro
Jan 20, 2021·International Journal of Clinical Practice·Rafaela Coelho MinskyCamila Isabel Santos Schivinski
Feb 13, 2021·Canadian Respiratory Journal : Journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society·Yun GuoJun Qian
Apr 1, 2021·Pediatric Pulmonology·Renata Ramos Tomaz BarbosaKarla Morganna Pereira Pinto de Mendonça
Aug 24, 2021·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Anne ZhangJill S Halterman
Sep 11, 2021·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Sehra Birgül BatmazEsma Akpınar Aslan

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