Tables
- TABLE 1
Symptoms and consequences of asthma disease activity
Type of symptoms Wheeze Shortness of breath Chest tightness Cough Use of rescue medication Review use of daily controller medication Pattern of symptoms Daytime symptoms Symptoms related to exercise Night-time symptoms Seasonality Impact of symptoms Limitation in sports, play and daily activities School absenteeism Parental work absenteeism Impact on sleep - TABLE 2
Comparison of items in the asthma control test (ACT), childhood ACT and asthma control questionnaire (ACQ)
Item ACT Childhood ACT ACQ Nocturnal awakening + + (child and parent) + Severity of nocturnal symptoms + Limitation of daily activities + + (child) + Shortness of breath + + Wheeze + (parent) + Use of rescue medication + + Self-rated asthma control + + (child) Cough + (child) Daytime asthma symptoms + (parent) -
+: indicates the item is incorporated into the score.
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- TABLE 3
Limitations of using composite measures of asthma control
Short recall window: 1–4 weeks Do not take asthma exacerbations into account, except TRACK and CASI Cover only part of the asthma control spectrum (table 1) -
TRACK: Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids; CASI: Composite Asthma Severity Index.
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- TABLE 4
Monitoring tools in research and in clinical practice
Research tool Use in clinical practice Comments Symptoms/limitation of activities/use of reliever medication Yes Yes Also discuss adherence to maintenance medication; ensure proper inhalation technique Exacerbations Yes Yes Review exacerbations that have occurred and their potential triggers Quality of life questionnaires Yes No Discussing impact on daily life is part of normal clinical history Composite asthma control measures, e.g. ACT or ACQ Yes No Short recall window do not take exacerbations and exercise limitations into account -
ACT: asthma control test; ACQ: asthma control questionnaire.
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Additional Files
Disclosures
The disclosures below are those of the authors and the other members of the ERS Task Force on Monitoring Asthma in Children
Files in this Data Supplement:
- E. Baraldi - ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- K-H. Carlsen - ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- K.C. Lodrup Carlsen - ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- I. Pavord - ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- G. Piacentini - ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- M.W. Pijnenburg - ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- D. Price - Author and ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member
- S.J. Szefler - Author and ERS Task Force of Monitoring Asthma in Children member