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Research Articles

Validation of online version of asthma control questionnaire in pediatric patients

, MD, , BS, MSORCID Icon, , MD, , MD & , MD, PhDORCID Icon
Pages 1553-1557 | Received 30 Oct 2022, Accepted 11 Dec 2022, Published online: 03 Jan 2023
 

Abstract

Introduction: The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) is a seven-item questionnaire assessing symptoms that asthma clinicians consider to be most important for evaluating the adequacy of asthma control. An online version of the ACQ may be able to indicate whether a visit to the physician is warranted to modify therapy to achieve better control of their asthma, ultimately reducing the number of unnecessary visits, particularly during the pandemic. The aim of our study is to compare the paper and online ACQ to validate the online version for use in real-life settings.

Methods: Our study included 28 patients who completed both paper and the online ACQ on the same day when they came home. The online version of the questionnaire was prepared to look similar to the paper form, with the same sentences and answers.

Results: The correlation between paper and online ACQ questionnaires was very high (r = 0.935; p < 0.001). When comparing each individual item, correlation coefficients ranged from 0.672 to 0.935. The lowest correlation is obtained in activity limitations, while the next one is 0.767, others higher than 0.8. The online form gave small and insignificantly higher scores compared to paper form with mean difference between −0.07 and 0.21. Mean difference of 0.01 (p = 0.986) between paper ACQ and online ACQ is obtained.

Conclusion: The online version of the ACQ can be used for asthma control monitoring in pediatric patients in order to minimize unnecessary social contacts as well as hospital patient load, but retain adequate surveillance of disease symptoms by their physician.

Declaration of interest

The authors have not received any grant or other financial support and have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Funding

The author(s) reported there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

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