The ACT has proved to be a valid tool for this purpose in other settings.7–9 Main findings, and interpretation in relation to previously published work This is the first evaluation of the ACT undertaken in Vietnam. It was found to be able to predict GINA-defined 'not-controlled asthma' ...
The mean Asthma Control Test™ (ACT) score was 16.02 (SD 4.17). The majority of participants (76.8%,n = 776) had ACT scores <19, indicating potential problems with asthma control, and 46.1% of participants (n = 466) had scores <16, indicating poorly controlled or uncontrolled ...
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...
The ACT-score is calculated by adding the scores of all items; the ACT-score ranges from 0 to 27. The cut-off score is 19 points: 19 points or less means uncontrolled asthma, 20 points or more means controlled asthma. The ACT can also be used for measuring changes in asthma control....
An ACT score of 19 or less provided optimum balance of sensitivity (71%) and specificity (71%) for detecting uncontrolled asthma. Conclusions The ACT is reliable, valid, and responsive to changes in asthma control over time in patients new to the care of asthma specialists. A cutoff score ...
interpretation of the same targets. For example, if a user is interested in prioritizing targets based on small molecule druggability, it would be possible to include this input in the prioritization procedure by specifically selecting targets having a known 3D structure and clinical trial data for ...
Although this patient’s asthma was partially controlled and had an ACT score of 21 after 3 months of treatment, we did not find a significant correlation between CRHR1 polymorphism at rs242941 and ACT or FEV1change. Therefore, it is crucial to perform a long-term study with a larger ...
19 The total score ranges from 5 (poor control of asthma) to 25 (complete control of asthma).19 Minimal important difference for a change in ACT score is 3.19 ACT was multiplied by −1 to correct for the difference in direction of the scale from ACQ. For quality-of-life measures, ...
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; C-ACT, childhood Asthma-Control Test; N, number of visits. However, this does not affect the interpretation of the psycho- metric properties as both questionnaires showed responsiveness to changes in asthma control. Strengths and limitations of this study The...
COPD (53.0%) were barely symptomatic, being classified as GOLD 2 or 3 (31.9% and 34.4%, respectively) and mainly belonged to group B (31.0%). Similarly, most patients with asthma (51.5%) had their disease controlled, with an Asthma Control Test (ACT) score of greater than 20 (Table1...