Factors associated with health-related quality of life among low-compliant asthmatic adults in Korea

• Published in: Research in nursing & health Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 140 - 147
• Main Authors: Choi, Ja Yun, Hwang, Seon Young
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.04.2009; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Asthma; Asthma - epidemiology; Asthma - prevention & control; Asthma - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Clinics; Cross-Sectional Studies; Discriminant analysis; Female; Health care; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health status; Hospitals; Hospitals, University; Humans; Korea; Korea - epidemiology; Koreans; Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Nursing; Nursing Methodology Research; Patient admissions; patient compliance; Patient Compliance - psychology; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Peak Expiratory Flow Rate; Pneumology; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Regression analysis; Self Care; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Asia; Korea; South Korea; Human; Lung disease; patient compliance; Respiratory disease; Health-Related Quality of Life; Asthma; Quality of life; Drug compliance; Cause; Bronchus disease; Adult; Obstructive pulmonary disease; Koreans; Public health
• ISSN: 0160-6891; 1098-240X
• DOI: 10.1002/nur.20285

This cross‐sectional descriptive study was conducted to identify the factors associated with health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) in low‐compliant Korean adults with asthma. The sample consisted of 178 patients referred by a physician to the education clinic at a University hospital in Korea. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that previous hospital admissions, recent asthma‐related symptoms within the previous week, lower peak expiratory flow rate, and lower level of asthma knowledge were independently associated with lower HRQoL and accounted for 46% of the total variance. Health care providers should focus on these factors to increase perceptions of HRQoL among low‐compliant patients. Interventional strategies need to be developed to emphasize the importance of compliance to the self‐monitoring regimen and management protocols. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 32:140–147, 2009