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Volume 6, Issue 5 (Suppl) J Nurs Care
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal Nurse Practitioner Conference 2017
September 28-29, 2017
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September 28-29, 2017 Dubai, UAE
23Rd World Nurse Practitioner Conference
Quality of life using AQLQ (S), ACT and GINA in patients with bronchial asthma in South India
Priyadarsini John
D Y Patil College of Nursing, India
Introduction: Asthma has been notified as a chronic illness that impacts a large number of individuals and affects their quality
of life.
Aim: To measure the quality of life in patients with bronchial asthma in a tertiary care setting in South India.
Method: Structured face to face interviews were conducted using standardized tools i.e., standardized version of Juniper’s
Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire and the responses were classified under the domains of activity limitations, symptoms,
emotions and exposure to environmental stimuli. The Asthma Control Test was also used categorizing respondents as
demonstrating total control, well controlled or uncontrolled asthma. GINA guidelines was used to classify the patients based
on severity of asthma as intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent and severe persistent.
Result: 200 physician diagnosed patients with bronchial asthma participated in the study. Majority were male (n=115) and rest
female (n=85). 143 were married and many were graduates (n=52). The mean QOL of the patients was 4.83 on a 7 point scale.
The lowest mean score achieved was 4.14 for the domain exposure to environmental stimuli. More than half of the sample
population (57% n=114) were found to experience uncontrolled asthma. The average score received in Asthma Control Test
was 17 against a maximum of 25. Less than half the patients (37.5% n =75) in the study were classified as having moderate
asthma.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that there is a need to control asthma and the environmental factors that trigger it. Educating
patients on treatment and precautionary measures may be a potential solution to enhance the overall sense of well-being in
patients with bronchial asthma.
Biography
Priyadarsini John is committed to highest standard of excellence at Nursing, D Y Patil College of Nursing in India. Her international experience includes various
programs, contributions to reputed journals and participation in different international conferences in diverse fields of study.
Priyadarsini John, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-052