LIFE QUALITY OF CHILDREN HAVING ALLERGIC ASTHMA

M. Čukalović ,
M. Čukalović

Children's clinic, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

D. Odalović ,
D. Odalović

Children's clinic, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

M. Perić ,
M. Perić

Children's clinic, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

J. Živković ,
J. Živković

Children's clinic, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

J. Putica
J. Putica

Children's clinic, Medical faculty Priština , Kosovska Mitrovica , Kosovo*

Published: 01.01.2011.

Volume 39, Issue 1 (2011)

pp. 65-67;

https://doi.org/10.70949/pramed201101400C

Abstract

The importance of the examination of life quality of children having asthma is more and more emphasized in the world. Asthma is a disease which limits the persons having this disease in physical, social and mental activities. Information about life quality can only be obtained by the patients because only they have direct insight into their feelings and thoughts. Our research included 95 children having allergic asthma and 40 children having nonallergic asthma were examined. Questionnaire on life quality of children having asthma in the case of general activities PAQLQ(S), whose creator is prof. Elizabeth Juniper, was used for the examination of life quality. The results were shown by questionnaire scores (total and individual ones). Determination of the activities representing the biggest restraints in the life of examined patients gives the possibility for adequate carrying out of therapy as well as better education of the patients concerning self-control of disease.

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