Quality of life in children with undiagnosed and diagnosed asthma

• Published in: European journal of pediatrics Vol. 166; no. 8; pp. 843 - 848
• Main Authors: VAN GENT, Rene, VAN ESSEN, Liesbeth E. M, ROVERS, Maroeska M, KIMPEN, Jan L. L, VAN DER ENT, Cornelis K, DE MEER, Gea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 01.08.2007; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Adult; Analysis of Variance; Asthma - diagnosis; Asthma - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Caregivers - psychology; Child; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; General aspects; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Pneumology; Quality of Life; Respiratory Function Tests; Saline Solution, Hypertonic; Schools; Surveys and Questionnaires; Human; Lung disease; Pediatrics; Respiratory disease; Bronchus disease; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Diagnosis; Children; Child; Asthma; Quality of life

This study describes the impact of undiagnosed and diagnosed asthma on quality of life in schoolchildren aged 7-10 years and their caregivers in a cross-sectional community-based study. Diagnosed asthma was defined as the parents' confirmation of a physician's diagnosis of asthma. Undiagno...