WHO EMRO | Health-related quality of life of patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study in Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

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  • Naim S. Kia
  • Farhad Malek
  • Elaheh Ghods
  • Mona Fathi
چکیده

Asthma can profoundly affect the quality of life of individuals with the disease. There are limited data on the quality of life of people with asthma in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate quality of life in adults with asthma in Semnan using the 36-item short form health survey (SF-36). The effect of sociodemographic characteristics on quality of life scores was examined. The study included a convenience sample of 385 outpatients with asthma attending a pulmonary clinic from June to December 2013. The mean physical and mental component scores were 58.8 (SD 18.3) and 57.3 (SD 17.0) respectively. The study sample had lower quality of life scores in all the fields than the reference population (P Qualité de vie liée à la santé de patients asthmatiques : étude transversale à Semnan, République islamique d’Iran RÉSUMÉ L’asthme peut affecter gravement la qualité de vie des personnes qui en souffrent. Les données sur la qualité de vie des personnes vivant avec l’asthme en République islamique d’Iran sont en nombre limité. La présente étude transversale avait pour objectif d’évaluer la qualité de vie des adultes asthmatiques à Semnan sur la base du SF-36, un questionnaire court d’enquête sur la santé comprenant 36 items. L’effet des caractéristiques socio-démographiques sur les scores de la qualité de vie a été examiné. L’étude incluait un échantillon de commodité

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تاریخ انتشار 2017