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Enhancing validity: what counts as an asthma attack?

R Aroni1, D Goeman, K Stewart

  • 1School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.

The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
|December 9, 2004
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People with asthma define attacks by personal control, with "out of control" signifying a severe asthma attack. This understanding can refine asthma action plans and improve data collection accuracy.

Area of Science:

  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Patient-Reported Outcomes
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Epidemiological studies frequently use a quantitative question to assess asthma attack frequency over the past 12 months.
  • The subjective experience and definition of an asthma attack by patients remain underexplored.
  • This study investigated patient perspectives on asthma attacks and their concordance with standard quantitative measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the definition of an asthma attack from the perspective of individuals with asthma.
  • To assess the agreement between patients' qualitative descriptions of asthma attacks and standard quantitative survey questions.
  • To inform improvements in asthma assessment tools and patient management strategies.

Main Methods:

  • In-depth interviews were conducted with 62 adult participants (aged 18-70) seeking emergency care for asthma in Australian hospitals.

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  • Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed to identify key themes in participants' descriptions of asthma attacks.
  • Demographic and respiratory health data were collected to contextualize qualitative findings.

    • Main Results:

    • Participants described asthma attacks as 'major' or 'minor' based on their perceived level of personal control.
    • A consistent theme emerged where severe attacks were defined as being "out of control".
    • Qualitative data showed good agreement with quantitative responses regarding asthma attack frequency (intraclass correlation 0.66), with upper respiratory tract infections frequently identified as triggers for severe attacks.

    Conclusions:

    • The standard quantitative question on asthma attack frequency requires refinement for improved validity.
    • Asthma action plans should incorporate the phrase "out of control" to clearly define severe asthma exacerbations.
    • Incorporating patient-defined terminology can enhance the clinical utility of asthma assessment tools.