Validation of the Spanish version of the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) in a population of Hispanic preschoolers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a critical need for validation studies of questionnaires designed to assess the level of control of asthma in children younger than 5 years old.

Objective

To validate the Spanish version of the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) questionnaire in children younger than age 5 years with symptoms consistent with asthma.

Methods

In a prospective cohort validation study, parents and/or caregivers of children younger than age 5 years and with symptoms consistent with asthma, during a baseline and a follow-up visit 2 to 6 weeks later, completed the information required to assess the content validity, criterion validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, internal consistency reliability, and usability o

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Martinez CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4016681 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature