Quality of life in children with bronchial asthma and obstructive bronchitis
Assessment of the quality of life in children with obstructive diseases may be both an objective criterion of the condition of child patients and additional information on the course of the disease. Under the presented study 75 children with bronchial asthma and acute obstructive bronchitis were examined using PedsQL 4.0 questionnaire. The reduction in daily activity has been due to the impact of the disease symptoms on the physical, mental, and emotional state. The decrease of quality of life indicators in primary school boys with bronchial asthma has been detected. Quality of life indicators in preschool girls have showed lower values, than in boys of the same age group. Pronounced decrease in the quality of life has been observed in boys with acute obstructive bronchitis starting from their preschool age. Assessment of quality of life in children with bronchopulmonary pathology is to be considered as an important objective criterion making it possible to predict the further psychophysiological development of the child.