Table 3.
Asthma-related quality of life subdomains between strategies.
| Variable | Difference between baseline and follow-up, mean (95% CI) | Difference between strategies, mean (95% CI) | P value | |||
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| AQLQa-activity limitation | −0.73 (−1.00 to −0.45)b | −0.29 (−0.54 to −0.03)b | 0.44 (0.06 to 0.82)b | .02 | ||
| AQLQ-activity limitation, controlled patients | −0.86 (−1.26 to −0.46)b | −0.50 (−0.96 to −0.03)b | 0.36 (−0.25 to 0.97) | .24 | ||
| AQLQ-activity limitation, uncontrolled patients | −0.57 (−0.95 to −0.18)b | −0.17 (−0.47 to 0.14) | 0.40 (−0.09 to 0.89) | .11 | ||
| AQLQ-symptoms | −0.65 (−0.91 to −0.39)b | −0.17 (−0.41 to 0.07) | 0.48 (0.12 to 0.83)b | .009 | ||
| AQLQ-symptoms, controlled patients | −0.56 (−0.91 to −0.22)b | −0.61 (−1.00 to 0.21) | −0.04 (−0.57 to 0.48) | .88 | ||
| AQLQ-symptoms, uncontrolled patients | −0.75 (−1.13 to −0.37)b | 0.08 (−0.22 to 0.38) | 0.83 (0.34 to 1.31)b | .001 | ||
| AQLQ-environmental stimuli | −0.63 (−0.86 to −0.40)b | −0.32 (−0.53 to −0.10)b | 0.32 (0.01 to 0.63)b | .047 | ||
| AQLQ-environmental stimuli, controlled patients | −0.54 (−0.84 to −0.24)b | −0.42 (−0.76 to −0.07)b | 0.12 (−0.34 to 0.58) | .60 | ||
| AQLQ-environmental stimuli, uncontrolled patients | −0.75 (−1.10 to −0.41)b | −0.26 (−0.53 to 0.01) | 0.49 (0.05 to 0.93)b | .028 | ||
| AQLQ-emotional function | −0.19 (−0.40 to 0.02) | −0.07 (−0.27 to 0.13) | 0.12 (−0.17 to 0.41) | .43 | ||
| AQLQ-emotional function, controlled patients | 0.04 (−0.22 to 0.29) | −0.30 (0.60 to 0.00) | −0.33 (−0.73 to 0.06) | .10 | ||
| AQLQ-emotional function, uncontrolled patients | −0.46 (−0.79 to 0.14) | 0.06 (−0.20 to 0.32) | 0.52 (0.10 to 0.94)b | .02 | ||
aAQLQ: Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire.
bStatistically significant.