(ACT) is a validated questionnaire that is reliable for assessing asthma control.12The ACT is written for children of 2 different age groups: those ages 4 to 11 years, and those over the age of 12 years. The patient or caregivers answer each question with a point rating; a low score ...
Changes in patients' C-ACT scores correlated with changes in asthma control status, DSS, and FEV(1) (P = 0.019, 0.034, and 0.020, respectively). C-ACT score was lower among patients with asthma exacerbations (mean [SD]: 22.9 [4.2] vs. 24.5 [2.1]; P = 0.015). Logistic regression ...
The Sc-ACT feasibility, validity, reliability, and sensitivity to change were assessed. A total of 394 children were included; mean (SD) time to complete the Sc-ACT was 5.3 (4.4) min. Sc-ACT score was correlated with asthma control as perceived by physician (−0.52), patient (−0.53...
Spirometry, PEF, Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ), Asthma Contorl Test (ACT), sputum eosinophils, airway hyperresponsiveness, FeNO, and blood eosinophils are important for the diagnosis and management of asthma (Table 4). 1.7. Intractable asthma Intractable asthma is the most severe and persistent...
(N = 306), baseline demographic data, spirometry, Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)24 score, C-ACT score (ages 6–11 years), ACT score (ages 12–17 years), Asthma Symptom Utility Index (ASUI)25 score and the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (pAQLQ)26 score were obtained. ...
value of the ACT remained similar while the negative predictive value improved: an ACT score of <19 correctly predicted GINA- defined partly controlled/uncontrolled asthma 88.4% of the time, and an ACT score of >20 predicted GINA-defined controlled asthma 71.6% of the time (online Table 4)....
During the same clinic visit, asthma patients aged 4鈥 11 years completed the Chinese version of C-ACT and underwent exhaled nitric oxide and spirometric measurements. Blinded to these results, the same investigator assigned Disease Severity Score (DSS) and rated asthma control according to Global ...
3. Asthma Control Test (ACT)11. Study variables Age, gender, residence, marital status, smoking status, attending formal asthma education, duration of asthma, and employment. Inclusion criteria This study included participants older than 18 diagnosed with asthma at least six months before data ...
The families should also be given some variation of a clinical symptom grading system (eg, the Asthma Control Test [ACT]).24The ACT, a widely accepted asthma evaluation tool, is composed of 2 short quizzes. For children 4 to 11 years old, the child is asked to point to 1 of 4 illu...
For instance, TLR agonists may act as microbial adjuvants that enhance the recognition of concurrent allergens95. The major cat allergen Fel d 1 is often contaminated with TLR ligands derived from microorganisms found in the feline oral cavity, and the house dust mite often contains the ...