Health Related Quality of Life in Adults with Asthma

Abstract

       The purpose of this study was to assess health related quality of life in adult asthmatic patients. Sixty-one asthmatic patients were interviewed using Thai version of the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Short-Form 36-items Health Survey. Asthma severity was classified according to Thai Thoracic Society Guideline. Results showed that health related quality of life was significantly different among groups of patients with different type of asthma severity [physical functioning (p = 0.01), general health (p = 0.02), mental health (p < 0.01) and reported health transition (p < 0.01)]. Multivariate analysis between patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids (n = 35) and other type of medications (n = 26) when adjusted with age, sex, disease severity, comorbidities and duration of asthma indicated that physical function and role physical scores in patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids were significantly higher than patients receiving other types of medications (p = 0.02 in both dimensions). inhaled corticosteroids should be prescribed in persistent asthma to prevent disease progression.