P156 Use of the breathing pattern assessment tool within the difficult asthma service

Reliability of the breathing pattern assessment tool for in‐person or remote assessment in people with asthma

“…Higher scores indicate an abnormal breathing pattern. A BPAT score of ≥4 had a sensitivity of 0.92 and a specificity of 0.75 for detecting physiotherapist‐diagnosed BPD, 5 and these test characteristics have been reproduced in other asthma clinics 6 . The BPAT is easy to administer, requires no manual assessment or equipment, and observations take only a minute to complete; however, its inter‐rater reliability has not been determined.…”