QUOTAC: QUestionnaire On day and night Time respiratory symptoms in Asthmatic Children -- a validity study

The aim of this study was to validate the QUOTAC, a questionnaire on day and night time respiratory symptoms in asthmatic children. Validity was examined by measuring agreement between the QUOTAC and a self-report diary in children aged 6 to 16 years, divided in an asthma group and a control group....

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Published inThe Journal of asthma Vol. 44; no. 2; p. 107
Main Authors van Zaane, B, Droog, R P, Stouthard, M E A, van Aalderen, W M C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.2007
Subjects
Adolescent
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - physiopathology
Child
Cough - epidemiology
Cough - etiology
Dyspnea - epidemiology
Dyspnea - etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Reproducibility of Results
Respiratory Sounds - etiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The aim of this study was to validate the QUOTAC, a questionnaire on day and night time respiratory symptoms in asthmatic children. Validity was examined by measuring agreement between the QUOTAC and a self-report diary in children aged 6 to 16 years, divided in an asthma group and a control group. As an extra interest in our study a sum score was computed as a measure of the severity of asthma. This study shows that the QUOTAC is discriminative between asthmatic and healthy children and is a reliable and sensitive scale for measuring the severity of asthma. However, cut-off scores for mild, moderate, or severe asthma should be investigated in further research.
ISSN:0277-0903
DOI:10.1080/02770900601181956