Development of a tool to detect small airways dysfunction in asthma clinical practice

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 61; no. 3; p. 2200558
• Main Authors: Kocks, Janwillem, van der Molen, Thys, Voorham, Jaco, Baldi, Simonetta, van den Berge, Maarten, Brightling, Chris, Fabbri, Leonardo M, Kraft, Monica, Nicolini, Gabriele, Papi, Alberto, Rabe, Klaus F, Siddiqui, Salman, Singh, Dave, Vonk, Judith, Leving, Marika, Flokstra-de Blok, Bertine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England European Respiratory Society 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Asthma - diagnosis; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Original s; Respiratory Function Tests; ROC Curve; Spirometry

Small airways dysfunction (SAD) in asthma is difficult to measure and a gold standard is lacking. The aim of this study was to develop a simple tool including items of the Small Airways Dysfunction Tool (SADT) questionnaire, basic patient characteristics and respiratory tests available depending on...