| dc.description.abstract | This study is aimed to evaluate the quality of life (QoL)in 52 asthmatics using the SF-36 health status questionnaire which is based on 36 items to represent 8 health domains. These domains were evaluated according to age, gender, status of education, duration and severity of asthma, day and night symptoms, FEV1 and PEF values, emergency admissions, usage of steroids The emotional and physical role difficulties, and social and physical functions were worse in the group of poorly educated. General health perception was strongly and inversely correlated with the duration of asthma, the patients with PEFR values over 80% were significantly better in the physical role difficulties Physical and social functions were worse in patients having day symptoms. As the severity of airway obstruction increases, the emotional role difficulties become more significant. Emotional and functional role difficulties were also more frequent in patients on steroid therapy. As asthma may impair the daily life so severely, QoL questionnaires should always be used in the management of asthma. | |
