title: Quality of life in non-infectious rhinitis and asthma.
abstract: In this study we evaluated how the quality of life in subjects with asthma was affected by a history of non-infectious rhinitis. The study comprised 180 persons with asthma and 156 controls, who answered the Short Form 36 quality of life questionnaire. Both the asthma subjects and the controls were stratified according to a history of non-infectious rhinitis (NIR). The global physical quality of life score (PCS) was significantly lower for all the asthma subjects regardless of their previous history of NIR compared to controls (NIR positive asthma, -8, p=O,001, NIR negative asthma, -9, p=0, 001). The subjects with asthma and a positive history of NIR obtained significantly lower scores for their global mental quality of life (MCS) than the controls (46 vs 51, p=0.004). The subjects with asthma and a negative history of NIR obtained MCS scores that were similar to those of the controls (50 and 51, p=0.9). In this population based study, the physical Qol of the subjects with asthma was lower regardless of a previous history of NIR compared to controls. A positive history of NIR in asthma was however associated with a poorer mental Qol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Lundby Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden. Johan.Hellgren@lundbysjukhus.se
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hellgren
authors.forename: Barbro
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Balder
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palmqvist
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Löwhagen
authors.forename: Alf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tunsäter
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: Kjell
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torén
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires