"Uncontrolled Severe Asthma Raises Risk of Daily Activity Limitations by Fivefold"

National Institute of Health Analyzes 701 Patients with Severe Asthma

The quality of life for patients with severe asthma is significantly affected by whether their symptoms are controlled.

On June 23, the National Institute of Health under the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announced the results of an analysis on the quality of life and influencing factors among domestic patients with severe asthma. The findings showed that the degree of symptom control is closely related not only to patients' mobility, self-management, and ability to perform daily activities, but also to their mental health, including anxiety and depression.

Even among patients with severe asthma, those whose symptoms are controlled have a quality of life approximately 12% higher than those whose symptoms are not controlled. Patients with uncontrolled symptoms experience significantly greater difficulties in areas such as mobility, self-management, ability to perform daily activities, pain and discomfort, and anxiety and depression. Among these, the risk of limitations in performing daily activities was found to be 5.08 times higher in the uncontrolled group compared to the controlled group.

Kim Sangheon, a professor at Hanyang University Hospital and principal investigator of the study, stated, "This research demonstrates the importance of comprehensive management that considers both symptom control levels and daily functioning in patients with severe asthma. In particular, as asthma control status has been identified as a key factor directly impacting quality of life, a systematic approach to assessing and managing symptom control levels in clinical practice is necessary."

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