Computerised paediatric asthma quality of life questionnaires in routine care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma quality of life questionnaires are not readily incorporated into clinical care. We therefore computerised the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (standardised) (PAQLQ(S)) and the Paediatric Asthma Caregivers Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ), with a colour-coded printed graphical report.

Objectives

To (a) assess the feasibility of the electronic questionnaires in clinical care and (b) compare the child's PAQLQ scores with the parent's score, physician's clinical score and spirometry.

Methods

Children with asthma were given a clinical severity score of 1-4 (increasing severity) and then completed the PAQLQ(S) electronically (scores 1-7 for increasing quality of life in emotional, symptoms and activity limitation domains) followed by

SUBMITTER: Mussaffi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2083868 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature