Allergy Asthma Respir Dis.  2016 Sep;4(5):369-373. 10.4168/aard.2016.4.5.369.

Validation of "quality-of-life questionnaire in Korean children with allergic rhinitis" in middle school students

• Kang HY
• Moon SH
• Jang HJ
• Lim DH
• Kim JH

• KMID: 2391927
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4168/aard.2016.4.5.369

Abstract

PURPOSE
The quality of life questionnaire in Korean children with allergic rhinitis (QoL-KCAR) was developed to assess the quality of life in Korean children aged 6-12 years old with allergic rhinitis. The aim of this study was to validate the QoL-KCAR in Korean middle school students with allergic rhinitis.
METHODS
A survey with questionnaire and skin prick test was performed on 277 middle school students. The students were classified into 3 groups: allergic-rhinitis (AR), non-allergic rhinitis (non-AR), and controls. AR was defined who had nasal symptoms within 12 months and positive response to skin test. Non-AR group was composed of students with nasal symptoms but had negative response to skin test. The rest who had no symptoms of rhinitis and negative response to skin test were classed as control group. QoL-KCAR has 10 questions with 5-point scales for response options.
RESULTS
There were significant differences in the answer scores among the 3 groups (P<0.05). Total answer score is 20.9±10.2, 17.3±8.8, 4.4±5.6 in the AR, non-AR group, and control groups, respectively. It showed significant differences in all items between the AR and control groups, and 4 questions between the AR and non-AR groups. There were significant differences in total score and each score of 8 questions between before and after education in AR group.
CONCLUSION
QoL-KCAR questionnaire can be useful for assessing quality-of-life in the Korean students aged 12 to 15 years old with allergic rhinitis as well as children aged 6 to 12 years old.

Keyword

Allergic rhinitis; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Middle school students

MeSH Terms

Child*
Education
Humans
Quality of Life
Rhinitis
Rhinitis, Allergic
Skin
Skin Tests

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