A qualitative study of the impact of severe asthma and its treatment showing that treatment burden is neglected in existing asthma assessment scales.

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People with severe asthma experience significant respiratory symptoms and suffer adverse effects of oral corticosteroids (OCS), including disturbed mood and physical symptoms. OCS impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have not been quantified. Asthma HRQoL scales are valid as outcome measures for patients requiring OCS only if they assess the deficits imposed by OCS.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Qual Life Res

Title: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN (Electronic): 1573-2649

ISSN (Print): 0962-9343

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2015

Volume: 24

Issue: 3

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[1 ] School of Psychology, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK, m.hyland@plymouth.ac.uk.

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DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0801-x

PubMed ID: 25201169

SO-VID: 5d1d1633-d8b6-4221-b1ef-5d85dce32758

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