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Abstract
Few studies have quantitatively addressed the relationship between asthma-specific quality of life and asthma control as assessed by validated tools. Questionnaires were completed at home by a random sample of 542 adult asthmatic patients. The correlations of the two asthma control tools (Asthma Control Test™ and Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire™) with the quality of life tool (mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire) were strongest with the symptoms and activity domains (r = 0.63–0.77); lower with the emotions domain (r = 0.57–0.64); and lowest with the environment domain (r = 0.38–0.43). Asthma control tools reflect the symptoms and activity themes of asthma quality of life well, but reflect the environmental domain less well.
| Abbreviation | ||
| ACQ, | = | Asthma Control Questionnaire; |
| ACT, | = | Asthma Control Test; |
| ATAQ, | = | Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire; |
| AQLQ, | = | Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; |
| AQLQ-S, | = | Standardized Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; |
| FEV1, | = | Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; |
| ITG, | = | Integrated Therapeutics Group; |
| Mini-AQLQ, | = | mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire |
| Abbreviation | ||
| ACQ, | = | Asthma Control Questionnaire; |
| ACT, | = | Asthma Control Test; |
| ATAQ, | = | Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire; |
| AQLQ, | = | Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; |
| AQLQ-S, | = | Standardized Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; |
| FEV1, | = | Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; |
| ITG, | = | Integrated Therapeutics Group; |
| Mini-AQLQ, | = | mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire |
