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Covaciu, Corina
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Childhood Allergies Affect Health-Related Quality of Life
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2013-04-29
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Informa UK Limited,2013
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-202906
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-202906URI
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https://doi.org/10.3109/02770903.2013.789057DOI
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http://kipublications.ki.se/Default.aspx?queryparsed=id:126792124URI
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Språk:engelska
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Objective. The majority of studies investigating the effects of allergy on the children's health-related quality of life (HRQoL) address one particular allergic disease, using a disease-specific HRQoL instrument. This work aims to assess the comparative impact on HRQoL of several allergic conditions of childhood (asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and food hypersensitivity) in a large, population-based sample of Swedish 8-year-olds. Methods. Data were obtained from a Swedish birth cohort (BAMSE). At the 8-year follow-up, parents of 3236 children completed the standardized generic HRQoL instrument EQ-5D and reported on the children's symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, eczema, and food hypersensitivity. Information on allergic sensitization and lung function was available for a sub-sample of the children (n = 2370 and 2425, respectively). Results. Children in the study population had a median EQ visual analog scale (VAS) of 98 (Inter Quartile Range, IQR, 90-100). The median EQ VAS was significantly lower in children with allergic diseases. Children with asthma had the lowest median EQ VAS (90, IQR 85-98) and reported the highest prevalence of problems of "pain or discomfort" (18.2%, compared to 5.5% in children without asthma). Frequent wheezing and effort-induced wheezing were associated with high prevalence of problems of "anxiety or depression" (23.3% and 15.4%, respectively). Conclusions. Swedish 8-year-olds enjoy a good HRQoL, which though is significantly impacted by allergic diseases and particularly by asthma. Asthma symptoms are important determinants of HRQoL and symptom control should be a major goal in asthma management.
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asthma
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BAMSE
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eczema
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EQ-5D
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food hypersensitivity
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rhinitis
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wheezing
Biuppslag (personer, institutioner, konferenser, titlar ...)
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Bergstrom, AnnaKarolinska Institutet
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Lind, TomasKarolinska Institutet
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Svartengren, MagnusUppsala universitet,Arbets- och miljömedicin(Swepub:uu)magsv765
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Kull, IngerKarolinska Institutet
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Karolinska InstitutetArbets- och miljömedicin
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Ingår i:Journal of Asthma: Informa UK Limited50:5, s. 522-5280277-09031532-4303
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