Factors that should prompt consideration of more intense monitoring schemes
| Emergency visits, admission or oral steroids for <1 year |
| Low FEV1 |
| ACT score <19 |
| Low socioeconomic state or low income |
| Comorbidities: rhinitis, sinusitis and reflux |
| Severe asthma |
| Smoking or environmental smoke exposure |
| Reduced symptom perception |
| Reduced adherence |
FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; ACT: asthma control test.