This 5-item questionnaire helps evaluate asthma control in children aged 12 years or older. A score of <20 on the ACT suggests asthma that is uncontrolled.

Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)

This 7-question assessment tool measures asthma control over the past 7 days. Six questions are self-administered by the patient, and 1 question requires a clinician’s input. Scores range from 1 (totally controlled) to 6 (severely uncontrolled).

Juniper EF, et al. Eur Respir J. 1999;14(4):902-907.

Asthma Therapy Assessment Questionnaire (ATAQ)

This 4-question test assesses asthma control over the past 4 weeks. Each question has a possible score of 0 or 1; if the sum of the 4 question scores is >1, the patient’s asthma may be uncontrolled.

Vollmer WM, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999;160(5 Pt 1):1647-1652.

Clinical Tools to Assess Asthma Control in Children

Dinakar C, et al. Pediatrics. 2017:139(1):e20163438.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Asthma Action Plans

These tools for asthma control were created following the evidence-based guidance published by the National Institutes of Health.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Asthma Action Plan aged 0 to 5 years

These asthma action plans have been developed for children aged 0 to 5 years

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Asthma Action Plan ≥6 years

These asthma action plans have been developed for children ≥6 years.

Shared Decision-Making Tool

The CHEST Foundation, Allergy and Asthma Network, and American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) have developed a shared-decision making tool for adults with severe asthma so that they may work collaboratively with clinicians to improve self-management skills, choose the best treatment plan, and increase adherence.

Proper Inhaler Technique Demonstration Videos

Developed by the American Lung Association, these video tutorials may serve as a valuable resource to patients and caregivers, teaching the correct way to use multiple types of inhaler devices.

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention.

Global Initiative for Asthma, 2021.

Management of severe asthma: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline.

Holguin F, et al. Eur Respir J. 2020;55(1):1900588.

Clinical Practice Tools

Clinical tools to assess asthma control in children.

Dinakar C, et al. Pediatrics. 2017:139(1):e20163438.

Assessing Asthma Control and Adjusting Therapy in Children.

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert Panel Report provides a stepwise approach to the assessment of asthma control in children as well as in adolescents within their 2007 Full Report (Figures 12-15).

Assessing Asthma Control and Adjusting Therapy in Children

Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT)

This questionnaire includes 4 pictorial items and 3 verbal items and is appropriate for helping to assess asthma control in children 4 to 11 years old. A score of <19 on the C-ACT suggests asthma that is uncontrolled.

Asthma Control Test (ACT)

This 5-item questionnaire helps evaluate asthma control in children aged 12 years or older. A score of <20 on the ACT suggests asthma that is uncontrolled.

Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-6)

This 6-item questionnaire helps assess asthma control in children aged 6 to 16 years and has a recall window of 1 week. Scores range from 1 (totally controlled) to 6 (severely uncontrolled).

Juniper EF, et al. Eur Respir J. 2010;36(6):1410-1416

Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK)

This 5-item questionnaire helps assess asthma control in children 0 to 5 years old. A score <80 is suggestive of asthma that is uncontrolled.