Introduction
Materials and methods
Subjects
Study design
Pediatric Asthma Caregiver’s Quality of Life Questionnaire
Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ)
Asthma control evaluation
Child’s asthma diary
Lung function measurements
Nitric oxide measurement
Statistical analysis
Results
Asthma quality of life score in parent | |||
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Activities | Emotions | Total | |
Visit 2 | |||
Asthma diary | −0.45** | −0.49** | −0.49** |
FeNO | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.62 |
FEV1% changea
| 0.03 | −0.01 | −0.01 |
FEV1 | −0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
PEF | 0.15 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
PAQLQ symptoms | 0.57** | 0.60** | 0.62** |
PAQLQ activities | 0.48** | 0.50** | 0.51** |
PAQLQ emotions | 0.44** | 0.40** | 0.43** |
Visit 3 | |||
Asthma diary | −0.45** | −0.45** | −0.46** |
FeNO | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 |
FEV1% changea
| −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.02 |
FEV1 | −0.02 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
PEF | 0.19 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
PAQLQ symptoms | 0.52** | 0.51** | 0.52** |
PAQLQ activities | 0.46** | 0.48** | 0.49** |
PAQLQ emotions | 0.46** | 0.45** | 0.47** |
Visit 4 | |||
Asthma diary | −0.49** | −0.53** | −0.53** |
FeNO | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.59 |
FEV1% changea
| 0.02 | −0.01 | −0.01 |
FEV1 | −0.04 | −0.08 | −0.06 |
PEF | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
PAQLQ symptoms | 0.56** | 0.59** | 0.59** |
PAQLQ activities | 0.40** | 0.45** | 0.45** |
PAQLQ emotions | 0.46** | 0.50** | 0.50** |
Change between visit 2 and 4 in: | Asthma quality of life score in parent (change between visit 2 and 4) | ||
---|---|---|---|
Activities | Emotions | Total | |
Asthma diary | −0.34** | −0.32** | −0.34** |
FeNO | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
FEV1% changea
| −0.08 | −0.13 | −0.15 |
FEV1 | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.02 |
PEF | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
PAQLQ symptoms | 0.37** | 0.36** | 0.38** |
PAQLQ activities | 0.24* | 0.41** | 0.39** |
PAQLQ emotions | 0.23* | 0.29** | 0.27** |
Change between visit 2 and 4 in: | Change in the level of asthma control between 2 and 4 visit | |
---|---|---|
Lost asthma control | Obtained asthma control | |
PACQLQa activities | 0 (−3 to 1) | 2 (0 to 4.5)** |
PACQLQ emotions | 0 (−7 to 12) | 6 (0.5 to 11)** |
Total PACQLQ score | 1 (−10 to 14) | 8 (0.5 to 16)** |