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Asthma control questionnaires in the management of asthma in children: A review
S Voorend-van Bergen1, A A Vaessen-Verberne, J C de Jongste
1Erasmus University Medical Center, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Insights
Self-administered asthma control questionnaires simplify tracking symptoms in children. Further validation is needed for broader use in clinical practice and research.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
- Clinical Assessment
Background:
- Childhood asthma requires standardized methods for control assessment.
- Numerous self-administered questionnaires exist to evaluate asthma control.
- Effective asthma management relies on accurate symptom tracking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review commonly used childhood asthma control questionnaires.
- To explore their utility in pediatric asthma management.
- To assess the current evidence supporting these tools.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of self-administered asthma control questionnaires for children.
- Analysis of questionnaire applicability in clinical practice and research.
- Evaluation of existing validation studies.
Main Results:
- Several questionnaires offer simple, standardized asthma control assessment.
- These tools aid in tracking pediatric asthma symptoms effectively.
- Current validation is limited to specific settings.
Conclusions:
- Asthma control questionnaires are valuable for standardized evaluation and symptom tracking in children.
- Wider validation studies are essential for broader implementation.
- These tools support both clinical practice and research in childhood asthma.
Abstract:
Several self-administered questionnaires have been developed to assess childhood asthma control in a simple and standardized way. This review discusses the most commonly used questionnaires and explores their usefulness in asthma management in children. We conclude that the use of asthma control questionnaires in daily practice and in research contributes to the standardized evaluation of children with asthma and helps to track asthma symptoms, but validation studies in a wider range of settings are needed.
