Worsening quality of life in asthmatics, non-obstructed smokers and ACO during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients from the ELSA-Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Asthma-COPD Overlap (ACO) combines characteristics of both asthma and COPD, resulting in fixed airflow obstruction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these patients may have experienced a decline in quality of life.

Objectives

To identify demographic, biochemical, and inflammatory markers and their relationship with quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals with ACO.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study including 174 participants from the ELSA-Brazil study in São Paulo during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were allocated into four groups: control (n = 42), asthma (n = 42), Non-Obstructed Smokers (NOS) (n = 38), and ACO (n = 49). Quality of life was assessed using the SF-36 short, CAT, and WHOQOL-bref questionnaires. Complete blood c

SUBMITTER: Maria Oliveira R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495339 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature