Perception of Asthma Symptoms as Assessed on the Visual Analog Scale in Subjects With Asthma: A Real-Life Study.
BACKGROUND: The perception of symptoms is a cornerstone in asthma management, but studies concerning this aspect provide conflicting evidence. The visual analog scale has been proposed as a useful tool for assessing perception of respiratory symptoms. The present study investigated whether visual an...
| Publicado en: | Respiratory Care Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 23 - 30 |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Jan2016
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=112070396&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 112070396 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 00201324 4GG jtl: Respiratory Care issn: 00201324 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jan2016 vid: 61 iid: 1 pid: 1365 pub: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. place: New Rochelle, New York artinfo: ui: 112070396 112070396 112070396 10.4187/respcare.04171 112070396 ppf: 23 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Perception of Asthma Symptoms as Assessed on the Visual Analog Scale in Subjects With Asthma: A Real-Life Study. aug: au: Ciprandi, Giorgio Schiavetti, Irene Sorbello, Valentina Ricciardolo, Fabio L. M. affil: Department of Medicine, IRCCS-Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy sug: subj: Asthma Symptoms Visual Analog Scaling Instrument Validation Cross Sectional Studies Human Male Female Adult Middle Age Spirometry Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Rhinitis Diagnosis Correlation Coefficient Fisher's Exact Test Mann-Whitney U Test Logistic Regression Chi Square Test Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Male Female ab: BACKGROUND: The perception of symptoms is a cornerstone in asthma management, but studies concerning this aspect provide conflicting evidence. The visual analog scale has been proposed as a useful tool for assessing perception of respiratory symptoms. The present study investigated whether visual analog scale assessment of perception of asthma symptoms was correlated to lung function or clinical features. METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled 388 subjects with asthma (159 males; mean age 39.7 y). Perception of asthma symptoms was assessed by the visual analog scale; lung function was measured by spirometry. Asthma control was evaluated by the asthma control test. Anxiety and depression were evaluated on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire. RESULTS: Asthma was well controlled in 46.6% of subjects. Asthma symptoms in the prior month were reported by 59% of subjects; asthma signs were detected in 7.2%. The visual analog scale score was moderately correlated to FEV1 (r = 0.43). Subjects with bronchial obstruction had lower visual analog scale values than those without (P < .001). A visual analog scale score of 6 was a reliable cutoff point to discriminate subjects with bronchial obstruction (area under the curve = 0.71 at receiver operating characteristic curve; odds ratio [OR] = 7.58). Reported asthma symptoms (OR = 4.83), asthma signs (OR = 8.36), and anxiety (OR = 1.14) were predictive of a visual analog scale score of <6. CONCLUSIONS: This real-life study found that assessment of asthma symptoms by the visual analog scale might be a reliable tool in managing patients with asthma. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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