Uncontrolled asthma in school-aged children-a nationwide specialist care study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Uncontrolled asthma (UCA) is different from severe asthma and can be identified in children across all ranges of prescribed treatment.

Objective

Our aim was to characterize uncontrolled childhood asthma in pediatric specialist care.

Methods

We performed a nationwide cross-sectional study of 5497 children (aged 6-17 years) with asthma who were treated by pediatricians at outpatient clinics during 2019 and registered in the Swedish National Airway Register. UCA was defined as an Asthma Control Test score of 19 or lower and/or 2 or more exacerbations in the past year and/or an FEV₁ value less than 80% predicted. Treatment was categorized from step 1 to step 5 according to the Global Initiative for Asthma.

Results

UCA was identified in 1690 ch

SUBMITTER: Stridsman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10910119 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature