Health-related quality of life in children with asthma from different ethnic origins.
This study aimed to identify and explain differences in health-related quality of life (QoL) between immigrant and non-immigrant children with asthma. In 274 children (7-17 years of age) generic and asthma-related QoL were assessed. The association between ethnicity and QoL was studied in linear regression model analyses. For the asthma-related QoL, unadjusted analyses showed significant ethnic differences. The non-immigrant children had the highest scores, which implies a better QoL. After adjusting for asthma control and socioeconomic status (SES), ethnic differences disappeared. These results suggest that immigrant children have a similar QoL to that of non-immigrant children from a comparable SES, when their asthma is under control.
Van Dellen
Q M
QM
Department of Paediatric Pulmonology, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam.
Stronks
K
K
Bindels
P J E
PJ
Ory
F G
FG
Bruil
J
J
Van Aalderen
W M C
WM
D000293:Adolescent; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco / Q000208:ethnology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013532:Suriname / Q000208:ethnology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology