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A multicentre survey of asthma-related quality-of-life and treatment in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic / Naglaa Youssef;Josie Evans;Atef Wahdan Elrifai;Fatemaalzahraa Abdalrazik;Mohamed Abu Almaaty;Shazly Ahmed

Tác giả : Naglaa Youssef;Josie Evans;Atef Wahdan Elrifai;Fatemaalzahraa Abdalrazik;Mohamed Abu Almaaty;Shazly Ahmed

Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Năm xuất bản : 2023

Chủ đề : 1. Asthma -- epidemiology. 2. Betacoronavirus. 3. Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). 4. COVID-19 -- therapy. 5. Cross-Sectional Studies. 6. Disease Outbreaks. 7. Egypt. 8. Pandemics. 9. Quality of Life. 10. Surveys and Questionnaires. 11. Journal / periodical articles.

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Background: Asthma is a common chronic noncommunicable disease which can impair the health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) of patients. Aims: To investigate treatment-related experiences and HRQOL of asthma patients in Egypt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted from 21 July to 17 December 2020 in 3 teaching hospitals in Egypt among a convenience sample of asthma patients. We used socioeconomic and clinical variables, perceived threat level of COVID-19, experiences before and during COVID-19, the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ), and the mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (mini-AQLQ) to collect data. Results: Among the 200 respondents (66.0% male; mean age 40.2 years), 80.0% had uncontrolled asthma. The greatest impairment to HRQOL was due to limitation of activity. Females reported a higher level of perceived threat from COVID-19 (Chi squared = –2.33, P = 0.02). Before the pandemic, more patients visited the clinician when they had symptoms but did so more regularly during the pandemic. Over 75% could not differentiate between asthma and COVID-19 symptoms. Perceived uncontrolled asthma and poor compliance with treatment were significantly associated with impairment of HRQOL (P < 0.05) before COVID-19. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic improved some asthma-related health behaviours, but limitations in HRQOL were still evident. Uncontrolled asthma is a key factor for HRQOL and should remain a focus for all patients.
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/368523