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15591665

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-13
pubmed:abstractText
This prospective, hospital based, descriptive study was designed to compare improvement in quality of life (QOL) score with objective measures of pulmonary function in children with persistent bronchial asthma receiving inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy. QOL score (measured by an indigenous tool), forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and asthma symptom score were measured in 20 newly diagnosed children with persistent asthma- before, during and eight weeks after ICS therapy. There was a significant improvement in all parameters compared at each follow up visit and at termination of the study (p less than 0.05). The magnitude of improvement in QOL was similar to improvement in objective measures of pulmonary function; although these changes were not similar to changes in asthma symptom score. Improvement in QOL score is likely to be a sensitive measurement of functional improvement in asthmatic children on treatment; however subjective sensation of improvement lags behind objective measures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0019-6061
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1143-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of improvement in quality of life score with objective parameters of pulmonary function in Indian asthmatic children receiving inhaled corticosteroid therapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. meenusingh4@rediffmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study