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Introduction: Asthma is a chronic disease and common that despite advances in treatment has high mortality, currently estimated to be 300 million asthma patients worldwide, more important is increase of prevalence. In the important point in the treatment of asthma in addition control of symptoms is improve quality of life of patients. The impact of asthma and its complications on quality of life in the view of children and people involved with them is unknown yet. To presentation effect of asthma on the life of children with asthma we need assess the quality of life directly, so this study done with purpose of comparison quality of life of children with asthma in the viewpoints of them and their mothers in 2008
Method: In this descriptive-analytical study children with asthma hospitalized in pediatric and emergency wards of Beasat hospital of Sanandaj in 2008, in convince sampling elected and investigate the quality of life in the view of them [38] and their mothers [38]. Demographic information and quality of life questionnaire [PedsqL] children and their mother viewpoint each has 28 question that investigate asthmarelated problem [11 question], treatment-related problem [11 question], problem related concerns [3 question] and problem related to communication [3 question], with five-point Likret scale [never, seldom, sometimes, often, always] from zero to four. Higher scores indicate more problem and lower. Quality of life data collected with structured interview. Information analyzed using statistical [t-test and Chi-square]
Results: Results show mean score of quality of life in the viewpoint of children with asthma was 77.12 +/- 96.59 and in the viewpoint of their mothers was 73.21 +/- 43.81. Comparison mean quality of life score of children and their mothers using the t-test, alpha level of %5 indicates significant statically difference in total score [P=0.000] and in four part of asthma [P=0.003] and part of treatment of disease, concerns and communication [P=0.000]. Chi-square test show statically difference between quality of life in the viewpoint children with location of life [P=0.04] and there we sent significant correlation with other demographic information; age, sex
Conclusion: Result showed that the viewpoint of children and their mothers about quality of life was different in total and in different dimension and mothers view was more undesirable. Therefore in attention to the important role of mother in children care and recommend nurses must consider view of mothers about quality of life and provide background to their participation in care planning to as much as possible promotion of children quality of life