Relevance of individual bronchial symptoms for asthma diagnosis and control in patients with rhinitis: A MASK-air study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

It is unclear how each individual asthma symptom is associated with asthma diagnosis or control.

Objectives

To assess the performance of individual asthma symptoms in the identification of patients with asthma and their association with asthma control.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we assessed real-world data using the MASK-air^® app. We compared the frequency of occurrence of five asthma symptoms (dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, fatigue and night symptoms, as assessed by the Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test [CARAT] questionnaire) in patients with probable, possible or no current asthma. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of each symptom, and assessed the association between each symptom and as

SUBMITTER: Sousa-Pinto B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11304469 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature