Influence of house dust mite impermeable covers on health-related quality of life of adult patients with asthma: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of house dust mite impermeable covers on asthma-specific health-related quality of life in adult asthmatic patients that were trained in guided self-management. In a 2-year randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, information on the quality of life was collected. The improvement of Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) score in the allergens-avoidance group (0.26) was comparable to the improvement in the placebo group (0.30) and not significant. HDM-impermeable covers for pillows, duvets, and mattresses did not result in improved health-related quality of life.

• Authors: Lisette van den Bemt, Marjolein P de Vries, Sonja Cloosterman, Bart Thoonen, Jean W M Muris, Marielle Goossens, Geertjan Wesseling, Constant P van Schayck
• Journal: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (J Asthma) Vol. 44 Issue 10 Pg. 843-8 (Dec 2007) ISSN: 1532-4303 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 18097861 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Animals
• Asthma (therapy)
• Bedding and Linens
• Double-Blind Method
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Pyroglyphidae
• Quality of Life