Asthma Control Test and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate: Independent Pediatric Asthma Management Tools

Abstract

Our study indicates that ACT and PEFR are distinct parameters used to manage patients in a pediatric outreach asthma clinic.

Comparison of Asthma Control Criteria: Importance of Spirometry

“…Underestimation of the importance of asthma symptoms, poor perception of asthma symptoms, and lack of realization that sustained control is achievable may contribute to greater disparity between patient and provider assessment of symptom control (10,(33)(34)(35). While asthma symptoms and measures of quality of life are typically correlated (11,(36)(37)(38), asthma symptoms and objective measures of pulmonary function were not found to be significantly correlated in the current and other studies (11,39,40). This suggests that subjective and objective parameters contribute independently to the overall assessment of asthma control.…”

Asthma Indicators and Neighborhood and Family Stressors Related to Urban Living in Children

“…Using standardized scoring procedures 36 children were categorized as having "poor control" of their asthma or were classified as being in "good control" based on the 7-item control score. 37,38 Internal consistency within the ACE dataset was good both for Spanish and English speaking participants (Cronbach's a = .67 and Cronbach's a = .80, respectively) and for the REACH participants (Cronbach's a = .77).…”

Differences in Environmental Control and Asthma Outcomes Among Urban Latino, African American, and Non–Latino White Families

“…The ACT has been found to differentiate between groups of children based on lung function and asthma control as determined by a specialist. 17 Using established clinical cut-off scores, 18,19 children with a score of 19 or lower were classified as having ''poor control,'' whereas scores above 19 were classified as ''good control.'' Asthma morbidity.…”