気管支喘息患者のQuality of Life(QOL)についての検討

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Bronchial asthma is a disease that may become chronic even if adequate physical treatment is carried out. Because of this, it may on some occasions impair the quality of life (QOL) of the patients and therefore it is important to evaluate the QOL of asthma patients. This study examined the relationship between the QOL and somatic as well as psychological factors of 50 asthmatic patients attending an outpatient clinic. The somatic factors studied were; sex, age, onset, duration, severity and frequency of asthmatic attack, serum IgE level, peripheral eosinophil count and pulmonary function. The psychological tests administered were ECL, CAI, MMPI-AS and STAI. To evaluate the patient's QOL, "The Living with Asthma Questionnaire" was used. The results indicated that the QOL of female asthmatic patients was significantly lower than that of male patients. No significant relationship was found between other somatic factors and the QOL of the patients of either sexes. It was also found that the QOL of the patients with higher scores of the CAI and in the AC of ECL were significantly more impaired. These results suggest that the QOL of asthmatic patients are affected by both somatic and psychological variables. The present study indicates the importance of a holistic approach to bronchial asthma patients.
日本心身医学会の論文
1995-10-01