Article: What is asthma control? Discrepancies between parents' perceptions and official definitions.

Article: The ABCs of Asthma Control
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... guidelines, (2) integrate the Asthma Control Test questionnaire in routine ... been initiated. The focus on asthma control is important because the attainment ... describe 4 easy steps to achieving asthma control in the ambulatory practice setting ...

Article: Five Simple Questions Help Predict Patients' Asthma ...
PR Newswire;  May 19, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... tool they can use to help assess asthma control, according to a study presented ... American Thoracic Society. The Asthma Control Test(TM) (ACT) offers busy ... assess a patient's level of asthma control with or without the use of lung ...

Article: Validation of the Arabic version of the asthma ...
Annals of Thoracic Medicine;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Hijaoui, M. Zarzour Purpose: Asthma control test (ACT) has been devised to assess the degree of asthma control in out-patients setting. The ... The asthma specialist rated asthma control using a 5-point scale and indicated ...

Article: Study: Five simple questions help predict patients' asthma ...
Immunotherapy Weekly;  June 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... tool they can use to help assess asthma control, according to a study presented ... American Thoracic Society. The Asthma Control Test (ACT) offers busy physicians ... assess a patient's level of asthma control with or without the use of lung ...

Article: Can asthma control be improved by understanding the ...
BMC Pulmonary Medicine;  May 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... healthcare services, can improve asthma control[4] but, in most countries ... consequently the achievement of asthma control. It may be possible for healthcare professionals to improve asthma control by achieving a greater understanding ...

Article: GSK Supports Emphasis on Asthma Control and Use of ...
PR Newswire;  August 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... assessments of the patient's level of asthma control. For the first time, ongoing assessment ... use of validated questionnaires, like the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and the Childhood Asthma Control Test, to assess asthma control. In addition ...

Article: New Five-Question Test Helps Assess Asthma Control ...
PR Newswire;  July 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK(TM)) is the ... validated, parent-administered asthma-control test for preschool-aged children ... create the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids, or TRACK, the first ...