Caregiver-Reported Asthma Control Predicts Future Visits, Independent of Guideline-Based Control Measures.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:It is unknown whether caregiver perception of a child's asthma control, independent of guideline-based asthma control assessment, is a predictor of future acute visits. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether caregiver-reported asthma control is an indicator of future risk of acute visit. METHODS:Two study populations of low-income, minority 5- to 17-year-old children with persistent asthma were included. Questionnaires administered at baseline and at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months captured symptoms, short-acting β-agonist use, acute visits in the previous 3 months, and caregiver-reported asthma control. Well-controlled, not well-controlled, and very poorly controlled asthma were defined using National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guideline-based assessment. Relationships between care

SUBMITTER: Kochis SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6529194 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May - Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature