A study on the quality of life for children with chronic cough
10.3969/j.issn.1000-3606.2014.07.018
- VernacularTitle:慢性咳嗽儿童生活质量研究
- Author:
Cui ZHANG
;
Jun SONG
;
Yue XIN
;
Yan TANG
;
Jinquan LU
;
Fan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic cough;
quality of life;
Inventory of Subjective Life Quality;
child
- From:
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
2014;(7):668-671
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
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.
