title: [Quality of life and associated factors in asthma in a Primary Care Center. Application of the reduced version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Asthma is a highly prevalent disease that can affect the quality of life (QoL). The objective of this study is to determine the QoL in patients with asthma and its relationship with different factors in a Primary Care centre.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban health centre. The study included a total of 243 patients between 17 to 70 years who had a diagnosis of asthma in their medical records. The QoL was measured using the Spanish version of the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire, with age, sex, smoking, anxiety, depression, severity and control of asthma as associated variables.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age was 44.5 years and 71.2% were women. More than half (54.3%) had intermittent asthma, and 45.7% persistent asthma. The overall score in the Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire was 5.4 out of 7. The scores by dimensions were: symptoms 5.4; limitation of activities 5.8; emotional function 5.7, and environmental stimuli 4.7. The variables with a worse QoL score that remained statistically significant (P<.05) in the multivariate analysis were poor control of asthma (in all dimensions), history of depression (in all except environmental stimuli), educated to less than secondary level (symptoms and emotional function), and patients admitted to hospital in the past 3 years (symptoms) and who used long-term beta-adrenergics (emotional function).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with intermittent, mild and moderate asthma have a good QoL. Poor control of the asthma and a history of depression negatively affect the QoL.
authors: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Chafarinas, Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Barcelona Ciudad, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España.
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Flor-Escriche
authors: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Chafarinas, Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Barcelona Ciudad, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: jmendez.bcn.ics@gencat.cat.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Méndez-Gómez
authors: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Chafarinas, Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Barcelona Ciudad, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Poblet-Cortés
authors: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Chafarinas, Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Barcelona Ciudad, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Lamarca-Fornell
authors: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Chafarinas, Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Barcelona Ciudad, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Álvarez-Álvarez
authors: Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Chafarinas, Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Barcelona Ciudad, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, España.
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Davies-Daunas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Asma; Asthma; Atención Primaria; Calidad de vida; Mini-Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; Primary Care; Quality of life