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A new measure to assess asthma's effect on quality of life from the patient's perspective.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Asthma Impact on Quality of Life Scale (A-IQOLS) assesses the negative effect of asthma on quality of life (QoL) from the patient's perspective by using dimensions of Flanagan's Quality of Life Scale (QOLS), a measure of current QoL. OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine and compare the psychometric properties of the A-IQOLS and QOLS, including their sensitivities to differences and change in asthma status. METHODS:In a test-retest design (3- to 5-week interval) adults with persistent asthma underwent spirometry and were administered the A-IQOLS, other asthma outcome measures (Asthma Control Test, Asthma Symptom Utility Index, and the Marks and Juniper Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaires), and the QOLS. RESULTS:Participants' (n = 147) mean age was 49 years, 76% were white, 12% were Hispanic, and 65% were female. A-IQOLS and QOLS scores were significantly correlated with other asthma outcomes scores, except FEV1, but shared relatively low common variance with these measures. A-IQOLS but not QOLS score changes were significantly correlated with changes in asthma outcomes. An A-IQOLS standard error of measurement of 0.27 implies that a within-person score change of ±0.73 or greater constitutes a true change. The QOLS standard error of measurement was 0.43. CONCLUSIONS:A-IQOLS provides a reliable, valid, and unique assessment of the patient-perceived negative effect of asthma on QoL that is suitable for use in asthma clinical research and potentially in clinical care. Further studies are needed in diverse patient populations. QOLS, a measure of current QoL, is less sensitive to disease status changes but might be useful in characterizing study populations, in treatment adherence research, and as a clinical and research tool in patients with multiple, severe, and/or life-limiting chronic conditions.

SUBMITTER: Wilson SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5711601 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A new measure to assess asthma's effect on quality of life from the patient's perspective.

Wilson Sandra R SR   Mulligan Michael J MJ   Ayala Estela E   Chausow Alan A   Huang Qiwen Q   Knowles Sarah B SB   Gummidipundi Santosh S   Castro Mario M   Wise Robert A RA  

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 20170601 3


<h4>Background</h4>The Asthma Impact on Quality of Life Scale (A-IQOLS) assesses the negative effect of asthma on quality of life (QoL) from the patient's perspective by using dimensions of Flanagan's Quality of Life Scale (QOLS), a measure of current QoL.<h4>Objectives</h4>We sought to determine and compare the psychometric properties of the A-IQOLS and QOLS, including their sensitivities to differences and change in asthma status.<h4>Methods</h4>In a test-retest design (3- to 5-week interval)  ...[more]

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