Determinants of quality of life in children with asthma.

Background: HRQoL in children with asthma depends on multiple factors, among which asthma severity and level of control are believed to play a vital role. The determinants of the connection between asthma severity and asthma control with quality of life remain unclear.

Aims: Primary aim of the study was to evaluate the HRQoL in children with asthma and to determine the factors that affect it.

Cough affects quality of life in asthmatic children aged 8-14 more than other asthma symptoms.

Background: Asthma may influence children's health-related quality of life (QoL) differently by various symptoms, at different severity. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the QoL in children with asthma and describe the impact of each asthma symptom on the child's well-being at different severity levels.

Material And Methods: Two hundred randomly selected children and one of their parents who consulted an outpatient asthma clinic, participated in the study.