TY - JOUR T1 - Asthma control and action plans JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.01640-2017 VL - 50 IS - 6 SP - 1701640 AU - Israel Amirav AU - Michael T. Newhouse Y1 - 2017/12/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/50/6/1701640.abstract N2 - Asthma action plans should not cause confusion for patients by incorporating the concept of “acute loss of control” http://ow.ly/nY1R30fDFC6Kouri et al. [1] in Canada have developed a tool to guide completion of asthma action plans (AAPs). In their rationale, they suggest that “fewer than 25% of patients receive an AAP, partly due to prescribers' inability to complete ‘yellow zone’ instructions (how to intensify therapy for acute loss of control)”. The authors “reviewed recent asthma guidelines and adult studies addressing acute loss of asthma control” and “developed evidence-based rules for yellow zone therapy and operational guidelines to maximise adherence and minimise errors”. ER -