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## Abstract ## Introduction Asthma is considered an important problem in children and influences on their everyday functioning. This study was concerned with the impact of asthma on the health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) of newly recognized pediatric asthma patients and their parents. ## Methods Patients were identified by a general respiratory survey. HRQOL was assessed by self‐report measures: disease‐specific questionnaire for children, the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ) and generic for parents—the Quality of Life in Child's Chronic Disease Questionnaire (QLCCDQ). ## Results Twenty‐nine newly diagnosed asthmatic children aged 7–11 years (mean age = 8.6; SD = 1.4) were identified from a population‐based respiratory health survey. The most impaired HRQOL domains differed in parents and children. In children, activity limitation was the most impaired; however in parents, emotional functioning and symptom perception domains were most impaired. There were no statistically significant differences in patient and parental HRQOL observed in either the group where symptoms were present or in the group were symptoms were not present. Baseline spirometry showed c

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Author

Małgorzata Farnik; Władysław Pierzchała; Grzegorz Brożek; Jan E. Zejda; Michał Skrzypek

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 8755-6863)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)