Tạp chí Y Dược học - Tập 13 (04) năm 2023
Vo Thi Hong Phuong, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quyen, Ngo Thi Kim Cuc, Phan Dang Thuc Anh, Hoang Thi Lan Huong, Nguyen Phuoc Bich Ngoc
2023 - Tập 13 (04), trang 79
Background: Asthma is either a chronic respiratory disease or a serious global health problem that is common in all ages at a high rate. It seriously affects not only the physical health but also the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients.
Objectives: (1) To determine HRQoL score among asthmatic outpatients at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital; (2) To assess factors associated with HRQoL among asthmatic outpatients at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Subjects and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 102 asthmatic outpatients at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital by using a self-administered questionnaire.
Results: The male-to-female patient ratio was 1.68/1. The mean age of study participants was 59.2 ± 15.39 (26-95). A large number of patients were unemployed (55.9%) and had a low education level (54.9%). Participants with comorbidities and time of being diagnosed with asthma over 10 years accounted for the highest percentage, 69.6%, and 48.0% respectively, but most patients were not hospitalized due to an acute asthma attack within the past year (88.2%). The most common type of inhaler being used was DPI or the combination of MDI and DPI (35.3%) whereas the prevalence of patients only using the Metered-Dose Inhalers (MDI) was 29.4%. There were 40.2% of patients who were severely affected. The mean value of the total HRQoL score was 4.27 ± 0.747. The domain that most impacted HRQoL was “Activity limitations” whereas “Symptoms” affected the least. Men had higher HRQoL than women (6.441 times); The participants who did not have asthma-related family history were likely to have better HRQoL than others (3.3 times); The patients who used MDI or DPI alone had higher HRQoL scores than the group used the combination of two devices (2.788 times).
Conclusions: Asthma remarkably affected asthmatic patients’ quality of life. The factors associated with HRQoL were gender, family history of asthma, and the type of inhaler.
Vo Thi Hong Phuong, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quyen, Ngo Thi Kim Cuc, Phan Dang Thuc Anh, Hoang Thi Lan Huong, Nguyen Phuoc Bich Ngoc. (2023). Assessment of health-related quality of life among outpatients with asthma at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Tạp chí Y Dược học, , 79. DOI: 10.34071/jmp.2023.4.11
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