Quality of Life in Asthmatic Children in Asia

Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) among asthmatic children in Asia.

Methods:

This was a systematic review based on PRISMA guidelines, searching four engines; PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Medline. Those studies were included which evaluated the QoL using PAQLQ (Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire) using the overall score and scores on the individual physical, emotional and symptoms domains.

Results:

We screened 80 articles and out of those only 3 were selected for the systematic review, collectively including 282 participants. A review was carried out and showed that overall QoL score was 5.43 with a standard deviation of 1.2.

Conclusion:

The total QoL score proved that the asthmatic children in Asia have a low quality of life.