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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Clinical Assessment

Background:

  • Asthma control is a primary management goal.
  • Symptom perception is key to assessing asthma control.
  • The visual analogue scale (VAS) is a potential tool for evaluating respiratory symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if VAS assessment of asthma symptoms can predict asthma control levels.
  • To evaluate the utility of VAS in real-life asthma management.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study of 370 asthma patients.
  • Assessed symptom perception using VAS.
  • Evaluated clinical examination, lung function, FeNO, Asthma Control Test (ACT), and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale.

Main Results:

  • 47% of patients had well-controlled asthma.
  • Significant differences in parameters were observed across asthma control levels.
  • VAS scores significantly correlated with ACT scores (p < 0.001).
  • A VAS score < 6 reliably predicted uncontrolled asthma (AUC: 0.74, OR: 5.16).

Conclusions:

  • VAS assessment of asthma symptoms can be a useful tool for predicting uncontrolled asthma.
  • This prediction is particularly relevant in settings like home or general practice.
  • VAS offers a practical method for estimating asthma control status.