Abstract:
:While much research has examined the aetiology and treatment of asthma, little work has been done on its social impact. Yet asthma, like any disease, has a social as well as a medical dimension and it is increasingly being recognized that these two dimensions are interlinked. This paper describes a study into the social and personal impact of asthma on the lives of sufferers and their families. It shows that people are affected in many different ways: in employment, schooling, physical activities, social interaction, personal relationships and emotional well-being. All of the people interviewed had experienced some impact on their lives, albeit to varying degrees. The overall social impact was positively correlated with the severity of the asthma itself; this correlation was statistically significant in the case of adults and children under school age.
journal_name
Fam Practjournal_title
Family practiceauthors
Nocon A,Booth Tdoi
10.1093/fampra/8.1.37subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-03-01 00:00:00pages
37-41issue
1eissn
0263-2136issn
1460-2229journal_volume
8pub_type
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