Association of consistently suboptimal quality of life with consistently poor asthma control in children with asthma

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in children, affecting 8.4% of American children and adolescents (approximately 6.2 million) in 2015.1 Although previous studies have found that poor asthma control is associated with impaired physical, psychological, and social aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL),2 some studies have suggested that impaired psychological aspects of HRQoL (ie, anxiety and depressive symptoms) cause poor asthma control.3 The effects of impaired HRQoL domains (eg, fatigue, pain, mobility, and peer relationships) in addition to anxiety and depressive symptoms on subsequent asthma outcomes in pediatric populations have been inadequately studied.

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