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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 6/2016

01-12-2016

Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Asthma: Self and Parental Perceptions

Authors: Efrosini Kalyva, Christine Eiser, Aikaterini Papathanasiou

Published in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 6/2016

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to explore whether age, gender, asthma severity, asthma duration, and exposure to parental smoking were associated with levels of asthma-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among Greek children with asthma and to identify any differences between self- and proxy ratings of asthma-specific HRQoL.

Method

One hundred and seventy-three (173) children with asthma (8–12 years old) and their parents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Asthma Module self- and proxy measures.

Results

Asthma severity, age, and asthma duration explained almost half of the variance in asthma-specific HRQoL scores according to self- and proxy reports. Older male children with more severe asthma who were diagnosed for a longer period of time and had at least one smoking parent reported lower asthma-specific HRQoL according to self- and proxy reports. Although children and their parents seemed to agree in their views of asthma-specific HRQoL, there were significant differences in ratings of specific parameters of asthma-specific HRQoL.

Conclusion

This study identifies the factors that account for a significant variance in asthma-specific HRQoL scores according to self- and proxy reports and is among the first to record the effect of parental smoking on children’s and parents’ perceptions of asthma-specific HRQoL.
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Metadata
Title
Health-Related Quality of Life of Children with Asthma: Self and Parental Perceptions
Authors
Efrosini Kalyva
Christine Eiser
Aikaterini Papathanasiou
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 6/2016
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Electronic ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-016-9558-7

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