Many pediatricians now recognize the importance of incorporating an assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQL) into their clinical studies. Conventional clinical measures provide valuable information about the status of the affected organ system but they rarely capture the functional impairments (physical, emotional, and social) that are important to the @entity1 in their everyday lives. To obtain a complete picture of a @entity1 's health status, both the conventional clinical indices and the @entity1 's HRQL have to be measured. Parents do not perceive accurately their @entity1 's HRQL, hence it is necessary to obtain the information directly from each @entity1 . @entity1 with @entity565 are distressed by the symptoms ( @entity851 of breath, wheezing, and cough), and they are limited in their day-to-day activities (sports, school, work, and playing with pets). In addition, @entity1 are often upset and frightened by @entity565 , and express anger (younger @entity1 ) and frustration (older @entity1 ) because they have @entity565 . They frequently feel different from their friends and get frustrated that they cannot participate in activities. Disease-specific quality of life questionnairs for @entity1 with @entity565 have been developed. These questionnaires have good measurement properties and validity, and can be used both in clinical trials and in clinical practice to assess the impact of @entity565 on a @entity1 's life. Because one of the aims of treatment is to ensure that the @entity1 benefit from treatment, an essential component of clinical assessment of these @entity1 should be the evaluation of health-related quality of life.

How important is quality of life in pediatric XXXX ?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'Children', 'child'] @entity565 :: ('MESH:D001249', 'Disease') :: ['asthma attacks', 'asthma'] @entity851 :: ('MESH:D006130', 'Disease') :: ['shortness']
@entity565 :: (MESH:D001249,Disease) :: ['asthma']
