Using the Asthma Control Tracker™ Web-Based System to Monitor Outcomes and Facilitate Adoption of the Asthma Control Test™ in Ambulatory Asthma Management

2008 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. S41-S41
Author(s):  
C DINAKAR ◽  
J PORTNOY ◽  
D LYNCH ◽  
T PENDERGRAFT
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Based System

scholarly journals Assessment of disease control in patients with asthma

Medicina ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoda Pilkauskaitė ◽  
Kęstutis Malakauskas ◽  
Raimundas Sakalauskas
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Uncontrolled Asthma ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Inhaled Steroids ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
Β2 Agonists

International guidelines indicate that the main criterion of asthma management is asthma control level. The aim of this study was to assess asthma control and its relation with age, gender, and lung function. Material and methods. A total of 106 family physicians and 13 pulmonologists and allergists took part in this study. Each doctor had selected 10–15 asthma patients and had sent invitations to them by post. On the visit day, the patients themselves filled in the Asthma Control Test. The doctors interviewed the patients and filled in a special questionnaire. Pulmonologists and allergists also assessed lung function by performing spirometry. According to the results of the Asthma Control Test, the disease control level was indicated as “totally controlled” (25 points), “well controlled” (24–20 points), and “uncontrolled” (19 points or less). Results. A total of 876 asthma patients were examined. Uncontrolled asthma was diagnosed to 56.2% of the patients, 36.5% of patients had well controlled and 7.3% totally controlled asthma. There was no significant difference in asthma control level comparing men and women. A correlation between asthma control level and age was found revealing poorer asthma control in older patients. Ninety-five percent of patients were treated with inhaled steroids; most of them had used inhaled steroids in combination with long-acting β2 agonists. It was found that lung function correlated with clinical symptoms of asthma, the demand of shortacting β2 agonists, and asthma control level. Conclusion. The study showed that uncontrolled asthma was diagnosed to more than half of the patients, despite most of them used inhaled steroids. Asthma control was worsening with the age of patients with asthma and it correlated with lung function. We suggest that periodical assessment of asthma control should help to optimize asthma management.

Validation of a web-based version of the asthma control test and childhood asthma control test

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 941-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.B. Koolen ◽  
M.W.H. Pijnenburg ◽  
H.J.L. Brackel ◽  
A.M. Landstra ◽  
N.J. van den Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Web Based

Monitoring childhood asthma: Web-based diaries and the asthma control test

2014 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 1599-1605.e2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Voorend-van Bergen ◽  
Anja A. Vaessen-Verberne ◽  
Anneke M. Landstra ◽  
Hein J. Brackel ◽  
Norbert J. van den Berg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Childhood Asthma ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Web Based

scholarly journals The real-world “ControL’Asma” study: a nationwide taskforce on asthma control in children and adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Maria Angela Tosca ◽  
Gian Luigi Marseglia ◽  
Giorgio Ciprandi ◽  
ControL’Asma” Study Group
Keyword(s):  
Lung Function ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Asthma Control ◽  
Real World ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Bronchial Obstruction ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Asthmatic Children

Background: Asthma control is the goal of asthma management. A nationwide study on this aspect was launched by the Italian Society of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology (ControL’Asma study). Objective: To define variables associated with different asthma control grades in a nationwide population of asthmatic children and adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional real-world study included 480 asthmatic children and adolescents (333 males, median age 11.2 years) consecutively enrolled in 10 third level pediatric allergy clinics. According to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) document, history, medication use, perception of asthma symptoms assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), clinical examination, lung function, childhood asthma control test (cACT)/asthma control test (ACT), and asthma control level were evaluated. Results: Considering GINA criteria, asthma was well controlled in 55% of patients, partly controlled in 32.4%, and uncontrolled in 12.6%. Regarding cACT/ACT, asthma was uncontrolled in 23.2%. Patients with uncontrolled asthma had the lowest lung function parameters and VAS scores, more frequent bronchial obstruction and reversibility, and used more oral and inhaled corticosteroids (CS). Conclusions: The ControL’Asma study, performed in a real-world setting, showed that asthma in Italian children and adolescents was usually more frequent in males. Asthmatic patients had an early onset and allergic phenotype with very frequent rhinitis comorbidity. Uncontrolled and partly controlled asthma affected about half of the subjects, and the assessment of asthma symptom perception by VAS could be a reliable tool in asthma management.

The Asthma Control Test Is Not Useful For Emergent Episodes In Asthma Management

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhito HARA ◽  
Takashi HASEGAWA ◽  
Toshiyuki KOYA ◽  
Sumito TAGUCHI ◽  
Masaaki ARAKAWA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Asthma Control Test

scholarly journals Hubungan Keteraturan Penggunaan Kortikosteroid Inhalasi dengan Tingkat Kontrol Asma Pasien Berdasarkan ACT di Poliklinik Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wulan Prisilla Prisilla ◽  
Irvan Medison ◽  
Selfi Renita Rusjdi
Keyword(s):  
Asthma Control ◽  
Inhaled Corticosteroids ◽  
Asthma Management ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Control Test ◽  
Uncontrolled Asthma ◽  
Asthma Control Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Kolmogorov Smirnov ◽  
Smirnov Test

AbstrakAsma merupakan penyakit yang didasari oleh reaksi inflamasi pada saluran napas yang dapat dicegah dengan kortikosteroid inhalasi. Asma sukar disembuhkan, sehingga tujuan penatalaksanaan asma adalah asma terkontrol. Penilaian tingkat kontrol asma dapat dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner Asthma Control Test  (ACT) yang bersifat subjektif tetapi validitasnya telah diuji. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menentukan hubungan keteraturan penggunaan kortikosteroid inhalasi dengan tingkat kontrol asma pasien berdasarkan ACT di Poliklinik Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang. Penelitian cross sectional analytic ini telah dilakukan dari September hingga Desember 2013. Populasi adalah pasien berusia ≥14 tahun yang didiagnosis asma oleh dokter. Jumlah subjek penelitian sebanyak 96 orang. Data yang diperoleh diolah dan dianalisis menggunakan uji Kolmogorov-Smirnov. Insiden terbanyak asma berada pada kelompok usia lanjut (60,4%). Sebagian besar pasien tidak teratur menggunakan kortikosteroid inhalasi (63,5%) dan pasien dengan asma tidak terkontrol memiliki proporsi tertinggi (59,4%) . Analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara keteraturan penggunaan kortikosteroid inhalasi dengan tingkat kontrol asma pasien berdasarkan ACT di Poliklinik Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil (p=0,002).Kata kunci: kortikosteroid inhalasi, ACT, tingkat control asma AbstractAsthma is a disease caused by an inflammatory reaction in the patient airways that can be prevented with inhaled corticosteroids. It is known that there is no cure for asthma, so the goal of asthma management is to obtain controlled asthma. The level of asthma control can be assessed by  using Asthma Control Test  (ACT) questionnaire, this method is subjective but its validity has been tested. The objective of this study  was to determine the association between regularity of inhaled corticosteroids application and patient’s level of asthma control based on ACT in the Lung Clinic of Dr. M. Djamil Padang Hospital. A cross sectional analitic was conducted from September to December 2013. The population is patient aged ≥14 years old who were diagnosed with asthma by a doctor. The number of samples is 96 people. The data were processed and analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The incidence of asthma was highest in the elderly (60,4%). Most patients do not regularly use inhaled corticosteroids (63.5%) and patients with uncontrolled asthma had the highest proportion (59.4%) in this research. Based on statistic analisys, there was significant association between regularity of inhaled corticosteroids application and patient’s level of asthma control based on ACT in the lung clinic of Dr. M. Djamil Padang Hospital (p=0,002).Keywords: inhaled corticosteroids,  ACT, level of asthma control

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