title: Discriminative aspects of SF-36 and QQL-EPM related to asthma control.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Lung Division, Department of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Alenita
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Ana Luisa Godoy
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Lucia Ande
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Maria Amélia Dos Santos
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Sonia Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Faresin
authors.forename: Ilka Lopes
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Santoro
mesh_terms: 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