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The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life through physical, emotional, social and occupational aspects and evaluate the factors affecting HRQoL in patients with asthma.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a cross-sectional multicenter study conducted on adult asthmatic patients enrolled from community pharmacies across different Lebanese geographic areas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Having wheezing sometimes and most of the time (Beta = \u22120.144 and \u22120.552), experiencing anxiety sometimes and most of the time (Beta = \u22120.205 and \u22120.573), encountering sleep problems sometimes and most of the time (Beta = \u22120.270 and \u22120.553), having previous chest discomfort sometimes and most of the time (Beta = \u22120.421 and \u22120.713), and having depression most of the times (Beta = \u22120.415) were associated with higher lower quality of life scores. 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