Country/organisation | First author [ref.] | Daytime symptoms | Activity limitations | Nocturnal symptoms | Mild symptoms | Apparent symptoms | Need for reliever medication | PEF or FEV1 | Exacerbation | ACT/ACQ | Medication side-effects | Asthma diary | Other programmes/tools | Absence from work or school due to asthma |
Canada | Lougheed [15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes |
Latin America and Spain | Rodrigo [28] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | NA |
ICON Pediatric Asthma | Papadopoulos [16] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA |
South Africa | Kling [17] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Korea | Kim [18] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
India | Agarwal [15] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Japan | Arakawa [20] | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | JPAC | NA |
New Zealand | Asher [21] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Germany | Buhl [29] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Spain | Executive Committee GEMA [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | NA | Yes | NA |
Italy | Indinnimeo [23] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Switzerland | Rothe [24] | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Yes | NA | NA | NA |
UK | Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, British Thoracic Society [25] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA | NA |
GINA | Global Initiative for Asthma [1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | NA | NA |
France | Le Conte [26] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Saudi Arabia | Al-Moamary [27] | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
PEF: peak expiratory flow; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; ACT: Asthma Control Test; ACQ: Asthma Control Questionnaire; NA: not available; ICON: International Consensus On; GEMA: Guia Espanola para el Manejo del Asma; GINA: Global Initiative for Asthma; JPAC: Japanese Pediatric Asthma Control Program.