The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) has been validated in adults to measure the
primary goal of management (minimisation of symptoms, activity limitations, short-acting β2 …

BACKGROUND: For children younger than 12 years old with asthma, there are several
quality-of-life instruments, clinical diaries, and questionnaires assessing symptoms; …

Objective To develop and validate a questionnaire to assess asthma control in children
(CAN). Design Two versions of the CAN (for carers and children) were developed. Both …

International guidelines on asthma management indicate that the primary goal of treatment
should be optimum asthma control. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the …

BACKGROUND: The Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) has demonstrated validity in
classifying children aged 4 to 11 years as having either “well-controlled” or “not well …

BACKGROUND: A validated questionnaire is needed to monitor respiratory control in
preschool-aged children. OBJECTIVE: We sought to develop and validate a caregiver …

Current asthma-specific quality of life questionnaires have major conceptual and
methodological deficiencies for use in adolescents. The aim of this study was to develop and …

Several tools are useful in detecting uncontrolled asthma in children. The aim of this study
was to compare Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines with the Childhood Asthma …

Abstract The Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire contains 23 items that children
with asthma have identified as troublesome in their daily lives. The aim was to evaluate the …

National and international guidelines for asthma recommend the assessment and
documentation of severity as the basis for patient management. However, studies show that …