Asthma Life Impact Scale Explained

Asthma Life Impact Scale
Purpose:measures asthma effect on quality of life

The Asthma Life Impact Scale (ALIS) measure is a disease-specific patient reported outcome questionnaire which assesses the impact that asthma has on a patient’s quality of life.[1]

The questionnaire has 22 items, which goes beyond earlier focus on the symptoms, functioning and environmental triggers of asthma and includes emotional issues.[2] __TOC__

Development

The ALIS was developed simultaneously in the UK and in the US via interviews and focus groups.[3] It was developed and published in 2010 by Galen Research, and was funded by Novartis AG. It was the first asthma specific quality of life measure that was developed using Item Response Theory.[4] Items that were featured on the ALIS include: “asthma restricts my social activities”; “asthma affect my close relationships”, “my illness controls me” and “my asthma affects my interest in sex”.[5]

International use

Currently, the ALIS has been translated into 16 different languages,[6] including Russian and Italian.

Notes and References

  1. Meads. David M.. McKenna, Stephen P.. Doward, Lynda C.. Pokrzywinski, Robin. Revicki, Dennis. Hunter, Cameron. Glendenning, G. Alastair. Development and validation of the Asthma Life Impact Scale (ALIS). Respiratory Medicine. May 2010. 104. 5. 633–643. 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.11.023. 20053543. free.
  2. Shen . Joannie . Johnston, Michael . Hays, Ron D. . Asthma Outcome Measures . . 2011 . 11 . 4 . 447–453 . 14 October 2013 . 10.1586/erp.11.48 . 21831026 . 207222294 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017035239/http://www.erairways.com/Resources/Asthma%20Outcome%20Measures%20%28printer-friendly%29.pdf . 17 October 2013 .
  3. Crawford. S.R.. McKenna, S.. Twiss, J.. Tammaru, M.. Oprandi, N.C.. PRS53 Further Developments of the Asthma Life Impact Scale (ALIS). Value in Health. November 2011. 14. 7. A497. 10.1016/j.jval.2011.08.1440. 14 October 2013. free.
  4. Twiss. J.. McKenna, S.P.. Crawford, S.R.. Tammaru, M.. Oprandi, N.C.. Adapting the Asthma Life Impact Scale (ALIS) for use in Southern European (Italian) and Eastern European (Russian) cultures. 2011. 14. 6. 729–738. 10.3111/13696998.2011.615356. Journal of Medical Economics. 21899487. 35393631 . free.
  5. News: Piper . Lucy . Asthma Life Impact Scale is 'reliable and valid' . https://archive.today/20131015073839/http://www.medwirenews.com/48/87550/Respiratory/Asthma_Life_Impact_Scale_is_%E2%80%98reliable_and_valid%E2%80%99.html . dead . 2013-10-15 . 14 October 2013 . Medwire News . 2010-05-11 .
  6. Web site: Crawford. SR. Further Developments of the Asthma Life Impact Scale (ALIS). Galen-Research.com. Galen Research. 14 October 2013.

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