Development of a questionnaire for the assessment of bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is a hallmark of asthma. Treatment approaches based on BHR severity have been shown to be effective. However, challenge tests are expensive, inconvenient to patients, time consuming, and not easily accessible to general practitioners. Assessment of BHR by a questionnaire would be advantageous in the diagnosis and management of asthma.

Effects of small airway dysfunction on the clinical expression of asthma: a focus on asthma symptoms and bronchial hyper-responsiveness

“…Nocturnal symptoms, exercise‐related symptoms, BHR symptoms, and respiratory symptoms were assessed using the Dutch version of the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and the BHQ . The ACQ assesses symptoms of last week and the BHQ of the last 3 months.…”

Less small airway dysfunction in asymptomatic bronchial hyperresponsiveness than in asthma

“…The BHQ consists of 15 questions about symptoms and 19 questions about provoking stimuli associated with bronchial hyperresponsiveness in the last 3 months (0: no BHR, 6: worst score). The ACQ is used to assess asthma control (0: best control, 6: worst control) .…”

The burden of severe asthma in sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from the African Severe Asthma Project

“… 49 Depression was assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) 50 and work productivity and impairment by Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI). 51 We used the bronchial hyperresponsiveness questionnaire (BHQ) developed by Riemersma et al 52 to look for bronchial hyperresponsiveness.…”