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Objective To explore the impact of chronic cough on children’s life quality, and to observe their life quality after drugs and psychological intervention. Methods One hundred 9 to 12 years old children with chronic cough were randomly selected. The drugs and psychological intervention were administrated. The children had been follow-up. The children’s quality of life was assessed by“Inventroy of Subjective Life Questionnaire”before and after treatment. Meanwhile 100 healthy children were randomly selected as a control group. Results With the prolonged treatment, the recovery rate and effective rate in children with chronic cough increased. Before the treatment, the scores of family life, peer interaction, self cognitive, experience of depression, experience of anxiety, cognitive and emotional component, and overall satisfaction were significantly lower in children with chronic cough than those in healthy children (P<0.05). After the treatment, the scores of family life, peer interaction, self cognitive, experience of depression, experience of anxiety, physical experience, cognitive and emotional component, and overall satisfaction were significantly improved in children with chronic cough (P<0.05), even the scores of physical experience and emotional component were significantly higher in children with chronic cough than those in healthy children (P<0.05). Conclusions The quality of life in children with chronic cough decline, however, drug and psychological intervention can improve their quality of life.
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Objective To investigate the subjective life quality of hospitalized children and analyze its influencing factors for improving their life quality.Methods 48 hospitalized children who were admitted between May to August 2011 were investigated in convenience using inventory of subjective life quality (ISLQ).Results Patients investigated had a higher score than the national norm on Family Life Dimension.The satisfaction level of 20％ ～ 30％ children were below the average on Family Life and other eight dimensions,the cognitive components of 16 cases (33.3％) and emotional component of 11 cases (22.9％) were below the average.15 cases (31.3％) were not satisfied with their subjective quality of life.Female patients had higher scores than male patients on peer exchanges,body feelings and subjective quality of life satisfaction; the satisfaction level of experience depression for rural children was lower than urban children.Conclusions The subjective life quality of vast majority of hospitalized children is about the general level,but some patients still experience serious anxiety,depression and other negative psychological emotion.Nurses should guide the patients positively and specially,considering the influence of their gender and living places while providing caring.Based on the health education of patients and their family,we promote them to face the disease.