Asthma and quality of life in adolescents in Manisa, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorAltiparmak S.
dc.contributor.authorAltiparmak O.
dc.contributor.authorSari H.Y.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:20:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:20:08Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and the association between asthma and quality of life in sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in the city of Manisa. Method: The population of this cross-sectional study includes the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of primary schools located in the city of Manisa (n=59, 135). The study sample included 763 students from nine schools with different socioeconomic features selected by the Directorate of National Education. Data were collected under the supervision of the researcher with a socio-demographic questionnaire, International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and Kiddo-KINDL, a quality of life scale. Descriptive statistics, Student's t-test and χ 2-test were used for the evaluation of the data. Results: In total, 83 children (10.9%) were diagnosed with asthma by doctors and 82 children (10.7%) had wheezing or asthmatic attacks in the past 12 months. The children with life-long asthma had significantly lower scores for quality of life than those without asthma (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of asthma is different in different geographical regions in Turkey. Our results are similar to the results of Western society and asthma has a negative effect on the quality of life of children. © 2011 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin Boston.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1515/IJAMH.2011.047
dc.identifier.issn21910278
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18005
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAsthma
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectResidence Characteristics
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectUrban Population
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectasthma
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjecteducational status
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectphysician
dc.subjectpopulation
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectprimary school
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectschool child
dc.subjectsocial status
dc.subjectturkey (bird)
dc.subjectwheezing
dc.titleAsthma and quality of life in adolescents in Manisa, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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