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Measuring Asthma Control
Journal article

Measuring Asthma Control

Abstract

Daily symptom, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), and medication diaries are often used in clinical trials of treatments for asthma on the assumption that they provide a better estimate of clinical status than does a questionnaire completed in the clinic. We conducted a study with the aim of comparing the measurement properties of the clinic-completed Asthma Control Questionnaire with those of the Asthma Control Diary. The diary is composed of …

Authors

JUNIPER EF; O'BYRNE PM; FERRIE PJ; KING DR; ROBERTS JN

Journal

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 162, No. 4, pp. 1330–1334

Publisher

American Thoracic Society

Publication Date

October 1, 2000

DOI

10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.9912138

ISSN

1073-449X