Discriminative aspects of SF-36 and QQL-EPM related to asthma control.
OBJECTIVE
To study any discriminative properties of SF-36 and QQL-EPM in stable and non-controlled moderate asthmatic patients.


METHODS
A total of 63 asthmatic patients were assessed regarding asthma symptoms, FEV1 % predicted value, PEF, ED visits and hospitalizations, QQL-EPM and SF-36 questionnaires.


RESULTS
QQL-EPM highlighted significance in all domains to distinguish stable from non-controlled patients (p = 0.0001) while SF-36 was only significant in 3 of its 7 domains (p = 0.009).


CONCLUSIONS
The study showed that the specific quality of life questionnaire for asthma (QQL-EPM) demonstrates better discriminative properties that characterize asthma control when compared with the more generic SF-36 questionnaire.
Oliveira
Maria Alenita
MA
Lung Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fernandes
Ana Luisa Godoy
AL
Santos
Lucia Ande
LA
Carvalho
Maria Amélia Dos Santos
MA
Faresin
Sonia Maria
SM
Santoro
Ilka Lopes
IL
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires