Table 2 Distribution of patient PAQLQ scores (N = 182).

From: Impact of asthma control on quality of life among palestinian children

Questions

Mean

SD

How bothered has your child been during the last week doing:

Physical activities (running, swimming, sports, walking uphill/upstairs and bicycling)?

4.37

1.52

Are we with animals (such as playing with pets and looking after animals)?

4.14

1.72

Activities with friends and family (such as playing at recess and doing things with your child’s friends and family)?

3.98

1.67

Coughing

3.97

1.55

Asthma attacks

3.98

1.58

Wheezing

3.98

1.64

Tightness in the chest of your child

3.92

1.61

Shortness of breath

3.94

1.59

How much were you bothered by your child’s asthma doing these activities?

3.99

1.57

In General, how often during the last week did your child:

My child feels frustrated because of her/his asthma.

3.95

1.63

My child feels tired because of her/his asthma.

3.86

1.61

My child feels worried, concerned, or troubled because of her/his asthma.

3.83

1.60

Does your child feel angry because of her/his asthma?

3.84

1.49

My child feels irritable (cranky/grouchy) because of her/his asthma.

3.90

1.69

Does your child feel different or left out because of her/his asthma?

3.82

1.58

My child feels frustrated because he/she cannot keep up with others.

3.92

1.56

My child wakes up during the night because of her/his asthma.

3.81

1.66

My child feels uncomfortable because of her/his asthma.

3.83

1.57

My child feels out of breath because of her/his asthma.

3.64

1.62

My child cannot keep up with others because of her/his asthma.

3.74

1.60

My child had trouble sleeping at night because of her/his asthma.

3.97

1.54

My child feels frightened by an asthma attack.

3.87

1.79

My child had difficulty taking a deep breath.

3.86

1.64

Average of HRQoL score

3.91

1.61

  1. SD: Standard Deviation, HRQoL: Health-related Quality of Life.