ABSTRACT
The recent focus in asthma management is rendering children a better quality of life (QOL). Validity and reliability of an adapted Arabic translation of the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ-A) among Egyptians was assessed in a cohort of 103 asthmatic children aged 8-16 years. Discriminative validity of mean scores was significantly higher among mild asthmatics than those with moderate/severe asthma. Construct validity of domains was significantly negatively correlated with clinical severity score. Reliability and internal consistency were assessed using Cronbach alpha coefficient (alpha = 0.84). Reproducibility and responsiveness were high among both stable and unstable asthma patients. PAQLQ-A is valid and reliable for assessing QOL among Egyptian asthmatic children.
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Arabs/ethnology , Asthma/ethnology , Attitude to Health/ethnology , Psychology, Child , Quality of Life/psychology , Surveys and Questionnaires/standards , Activities of Daily Living/psychology , Analysis of Variance , Asthma/complications , Child , Discriminant Analysis , Egypt , Emotions , Female , Humans , Male , Prospective Studies , Severity of Illness Index , Statistics, Nonparametric , TranslationsABSTRACT
The recent focus in asthma management is rendering children a better quality of life [QOL]. Validity and reliability of an adapted Arabic translation of the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire [PAQLQ-A] among Egyptians was assessed in a cohort of 103 asthmatic children aged 8-16 years. Discriminative validity of mean scores was significantly higher among mild asthmatics than those with moderate/severe asthma. Construct validity of domains was significantly negatively correlated with clinical severity score. Reliability and internal consistency were assessed using Cronbach alpha coefficient [alpha = 0.84]. Reproducibility and responsiveness were high among both stable and unstable asthma patients. PAQLQ-A is valid and reliable for assessing QOL among Egyptian asthmatic children
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Quality of Life , Surveys and Questionnaires , Reproducibility of Results , Prospective Studies , Language , AsthmaABSTRACT
The health status of underprivileged young females is a global concern. This intervention study in rural Upper Egypt used an integrated approach to develop a model for primary care health promotion services to female adolescents. An initial household survey and focus group discussions identified the health problems of a sample of 671 adolescent women aged 12-20 years recruited from one village. Interventions included training courses for health care providers on relevant health topics and on client-provider interaction skills; community and local authority mobilization; and health education sessions and a special record system for the women. An increase was seen in the utilization of primary care services.
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Adolescent Health Services/organization & administration , Community Health Services/organization & administration , Health Promotion/organization & administration , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Rural Health Services/organization & administration , Women's Health Services/organization & administration , Adolescent , Adult , Analysis of Variance , Attitude of Health Personnel , Attitude to Health , Child , Egypt , Female , Focus Groups , Health Education/organization & administration , Humans , Models, Organizational , Needs Assessment , Program Development , Program EvaluationABSTRACT
The health status of underprivileged young females is a global concern. This intervention study in rural Upper Egypt used an integrated approach to develop a model for primary care health promotion services to female adolescents. An initial household survey and focus group discussions identified the health problems of a sample of 671 adolescent women aged 12-20 years recruited from one village. Interventions included training courses for health care providers on relevant health topics and on client-provider interaction skills; community and local authority mobilization; and health education sessions and a special record system for the women. An increase was seen in the utilization of primary care services
