Qualidade de vida na asma brônquica - a concordância das percepções das crianças, adolescentes e seus pais Quality of life in asthmatics - concordance among children, adolescents, and their parents

Objective: To evaluate the perception of the quality of life of asthmatic children and adolescents and their parents, investigating the agreement rates in each domain using the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire - Adapted (PAQLQ-A). Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted at two outpatient clinics of a university reference center for asthmatic children and adolescents in Recife, Brazil. After meeting the ethical requirements, health-related quality of life data were collected using the version of the PAQLQ adapted and translated into Portuguese. The questionnaire was answered by 126 patients (70 children and 56 adolescents) and their parents. Agreement was analyzed by the Kappa statistic test using the computer program SPSS, version 13.0, software.