The association between common mental disorders and quality of life in adolescents with asthma.

Introduction: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease among adolescents, not only affecting their quality of life but also bringing deep concern about their health. Having a chronic disease in this age group, in addition to the limits caused by the disease itself, increases vulnerability to emotional damage including common mental disorders (CMD).

Objective: to evaluate the association between CMD and quality of life in adolescents with asthma.

Quality of life of asthmatic adolescents: assessment of asthma severity, comorbidity, and life style.

Objective: To assess the quality of life (QoL) of asthmatic adolescents and its association with asthma severity, chronic diseases, and life style.

Method: Cross-sectional study involving 210 female and male asthmatic adolescents between 12 and 21 years old. The Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, a self-administered instrument, was used.

[Self-reported history of physician-diagnosed asthma and common mental disorders among civil servants at a public university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the Pró-Saúde study].

This study investigates the association between history of asthma and common mental disorders among employees at a public university in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Phase 1 cross-sectional data from a cohort study (the Pró-Saúde Study) were collected from 4,030 employees. Asthma was ascertained by self-reported medical diagnosis, and the occurrence of common mental disorders was based on the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).