RT Journal Article
T1 The relationship of psychological factors and asthma control to health-related quality of life
A1 González Freire, Beatriz
A1 Vázquez Rodríguez, María Isabel
A1 Pértega Díaz, Sonia
K1 Asthma
K1 Asthma control
K1 Health-related quality of life
K1 Anxiety
K1 Coping strategies
K1 Depression
AB BackgroundPsychological variables (anxiety, depression, and coping strategies) and asthma control (assessed from the patient's perspective or from the physician's perspective) affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in asthmatic patients. However, no study has simultaneously evaluated these variables to understand the independent contribution of each one of these factors to HRQoL.ObjectiveTo determine the impact of anxiety, depression, coping strategies, and asthma control on HRQoL, and to compare the impact of asthma control on HRQoL when it is established by the physician versus when it is considered by the patient.MethodsA total of 373 asthmatics completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced Inventory, 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey, and St. George Respiratory Questionnaire. Asthma control was measured by the patient with Asthma Control Test and by the physician with the classification asthma control of Global Initiative for Asthma. Demographic and clinical characteristics were also collected.ResultsAnxiety, depression, and poor patient-rated asthma control status were associated with worse HRQoL in all dimensions (except Mental Health for asthma control). Physician-rated asthma control was related to worse HRQoL in physical generic and specific dimensions. Among coping strategies, only avoidant coping impacted HRQoL in a few dimensions.ConclusionsAnxiety, depression, and asthma control (especially patient-rated asthma control) were important independent predictors of asthma HRQoL, and all of them should therefore be considered in interventions to improve HRQoL in asthmatic patients
PB Elsevier
SN 2213-2198
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39228
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39228
LA eng
NO González-Freire, B., Vázquez, I., Pértega Díaz, S. (2020). The relationship of psychological factors and asthma control to health-related quality of life. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice. 8 (1), 197-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2019.07.009
NO Esta é a versión aceptada do orixinal publicado en "The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice", 8, (1), 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2019.07.009. Baixo  licencia Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es).
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