Denche-Zamorano, Angel , Pastor-Cisneros, Raquel , Moreno-Moreno, Lara , Carlos-Vivas, Jorge , MENDOZA MUÑOZ, MARÍA, Contreras-Barraza, Nicolas , Gil-Marin, Miseldra , Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
Article
Científica
0.828
01/11/2022
000883502200001
Asthma is considered the most prevalent chronic childhood disease worldwide. Physical activity (PA) represents a tool to improve patients with respiratory diseases\' health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A cross-sectional study examining data from the Spanish National Health Survey (ENSE 2017) was carried out to investigate the associations between the PAF (physical activity frequency) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in asthmatic children and adolescents from 8 to 14 years old (total 11.29 years +/- 1.91, boys 11.28 +/- 1.90 and 11.29 +/- 1.95 girls). Data were obtained from the Children Questionnaire, which was completed by their families or legal guardians, achieving a final sample composed of 240 participants with asthma. Data were taken from Survey 2017 (ENSE 2017), the last one before the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed significant associations between the PAF and the HRQoL, finding no significant differences between genders.
asthma; health-related quality of life; physical activity