Validity and Reliability of the Assessment Tool for Asthma (ATA) Questionnaire: the ATA Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:A multicenter trial was designed to validate the "Assessment Tools for Asthma (ATA)" questionnaire, a newly developed questionnaire, which evaluates both asthma control and risk factors associated with asthma control with a single instrument. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This cross-sectional study involved 810 cases from 14 clinics in 9 Turkish cities. The ATA questionnaire and Asthma Control Test (ACT) were administered. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the control status of 100 randomized cases. ATA is an eight-item physician-administered questionnaire. It comprises the following two sections-ATA1, assesses symptomatic control criteria, and the remaining section, queries the flare-up of asthma, control of comorbidities, treatment adherence, and inhaler technique. RE

SUBMITTER: Gemicioglu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7089703 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature