TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of asthma control by children and parents JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 233 LP - 234 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00106812 VL - 41 IS - 1 AU - Sandra Voorend-van Bergen AU - Hein Brackel AU - Daan Caudri AU - Johan de Jongste AU - Mariëlle Pijnenburg Y1 - 2013/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/41/1/233.abstract N2 - To the Editor:Recent guidelines place a strong emphasis on monitoring asthma control and adjusting treatment accordingly [1]. Several tools are available to assess asthma control, including the asthma control test and childhood asthma control test (C-ACT). These tests were developed to detect uncontrolled asthma and are widely used in research and patient care [2, 3].The C-ACT is a seven-item questionnaire which is designed and validated for children from 4–11 yrs of age and addresses the previous 4 weeks. The C-ACT is divided into two parts. The first is filled in by the child and consists of four questions on perception of asthma control, limitations of activities, coughing and nocturnal awakenings. Response levels vary from 0 to 3. The second part is filled in by a parent or caregiver and consists of three questions on daytime complaints, daytime wheezing and awakenings at night, with response levels between 0 and 5. The C-ACT score is the sum of all scores, ranging from 0 (poorest asthma control) to 27 (optimal asthma control). A cut-off of ≤19 indicates uncontrolled asthma [4]. Because the C-ACT … ER -