Development and validation of a new asthma questionnaire to help achieve a high level of control in school-age children and adolescents

• Published in: Allergology International Vol. 73; no. 2; pp. 224 - 230
• Main Authors: Matsunaga, Mayumi, Sato, Yasunori, Nagao, Mizuho, Ikeda, Masanori, Motomura, Chikako, Kameda, Makoto, Yoshida, Yukinori, Terada, Akihiko, Miyairi, Isao, Fujisawa, Takao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.04.2024; JAPANESE SOCIETY OF ALLERGOLOGY; Elsevier
• Subjects: Asthma; Children; Control status; Guidelines; Questionnaire; Control status; Questionnaire; ACT-P; ROC; JPGL; FEV1; Children; ACT-S; AIC; Asthma; Guidelines; AUC

Maintaining good asthma control minimizes the risk of exacerbations and lung function decline and is a primary goal of asthma management. The Japanese Pediatric Asthma Guidelines (JPGL) employs different classification criteria for control status from other guidelines, stressing a higher level of co...