Asthma is a chronic disease and psychological interventions can improve its management. This study aims to correlate clinical and psychological characteristics of asthmatic patients. Twenty-four patients were evaluated in the Pulmonology Outpatient Clinic of Santa Casa, in Porto Alegre, and were surveyed with asthma control and quality of life questionnaires, Optimism/Pessimism questionnaires, Satisfaction of life, Hope trace and Staats Hope scales. Asthma control demonstrated statistically significant correlation with the total score (r=-0,69, p<0,01), the domain symptoms (r=-0,64, p<0,01) and emotions (r=-0,53, p<0,01) of the Quality of Life Questionnaire and with the ambient domain (r=-0,42, p<0,05). The hope-self dimension (Staats Hope) showed statistically significant correlation with the Asthma Control Questionnaire (r=-0,45, p<0,05). Asthma control has an important relationship with quality of life. The results showed that patients with greater asthma control had higher scores of hope, but not optimism.
Asthma; Quality of life; Hope
