Prospective observational cohort study of symptom control prediction in paediatric asthma by using the Royal College of Physicians three questions

Prospective observational cohort study of symptom control prediction in paediatric asthma by using the Royal College of Physicians three questionsProspective observational cohort study of symptom control prediction in paediatric asthma by using the Royal College of Physicians three questions, Published online: 24 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41533-018-0107-5Validated asthma control tests should be used to assess children rather than the ‘three questions’ survey recently developed by the Royal College of Physicians. The UK-based organisation developed the RCP3Q as a practical, rapid way of assessing asthma control in primary care. However, the RCP3Q was never comprehensively trialed for use with children. Erol Gaillard and co-workers at the University of Leicester compared the RCP3Q with three validated tests and questionnaires to determine its efficacy in assessing patients aged 5 to 16. 319 child patients completed the validated tests and their RCP3Q responses were collected immediately afterwards on the same day. In comparison with validated tests, the RCP3Q varied in its accuracy depending on the threshold scores selected. A threshold score of 1 resulted in 25 per cent of participants being misclassified with uncontrolled asthma.

Source: npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - October 24, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Glen Andrews David K. H. Lo Matthew Richardson Andrew Wilson Erol A. Gaillard Source Type: research