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• Num_publicacion 68(3)
• Resumen_ingles

  Objective: To value the impact on life quality given by mometasone furoate, beclomethasone and budesonide treatment in asthmatic patients from the cities of Tehuacán and Camagüey.

  Method and materials: 80 asthmatic children from both cities were randomly assigned to controls and cases. The first ones received treatment with one of the following steroids: mometasone furoate 400 µg, beclomethasone 400 µg or budesonide 400 µg. Controls received treatment on demand. All of them were evaluated according to SF-36 and AQLQ quality of life scores. Averages were determined and they were compared to each other before and after that, using the T of student test. A regression analysis was made for correlation between the results from both questionnaires. The association force was determined by odds ratio (OR), being chosen for the SF-36 questionnaire the patients who had the best quality of life and for the AQLQ those ones who had increased 5 points or more on the items.

  Results: 52 patients improved life quality (p < 0.05); from them, 31 used inhaled steroids (OR 3,11; confidence interval [CI] of 95%: 1.18-8.19). The OR for Camagüey was 3.2 and CI of 95%: 0.7-14.9 and for Tehuacán OR 3.3; IC of 95%: 1.08-10.4. In the comparison of averages between paired samples a statistically significant difference exist p= 0.006 for SF-36 and p < 0.05 for AQLQ. The correlation between both questionnaires results at the end was 0.53 (p= 0.015).

  Conclusions: The correlation between the results of both questionnaires at the end of the treatment was significant. The asthmatic patients from Camagüey who used beclomethasone dipropionate have a quality of life increased in 2.2 times, comparing with those who do not use it. Those from Tehuacán who used beclomethasone dipropionate or budesonide enjoyed a 3.3 times higher quality of life than those who do not use it.

• Palabras_clave_ingles Quality of life mometasone beclomethasone budesonide bronchial asthma Tehuacán Camagüey SF 36 AQLQ OR
• Todos_autores O. Rodríguez Santos, R. Celio Murillo¹
• autores listados O. Rodríguez Santos, R. Celio Murillo
• Correspondecia
  O. Rodríguez Santos. c/ Heredia, edificio D, apartamento 2. e/ Bembeta y Lugareño Reparto Boves. 70100 Camagüey (Cuba).
  Correo electrónico: olimpiors@finlay.cmw.sld.cu
• Titulo_ingles Quality of life in asthmatic children in Cuba and México that use inhaled steroids
• Centros_trabajo Especialista II Grado en Alergología. Policlínico Universitario Docente Previsora. Camagüey (Cuba). ¹Especialista en Pediatría y Alergología. Tehuacán (México)
• Publicado en Acta Pediatr Esp. 2010; 68(3): 124-127
• copyright ©2010 Ediciones Mayo, S.A.
• Fecha recepcion 18/12/08
• Fecha aceptacion 17/03/09