Asthma

Children also have their test control of asthma!

Children also have their test control of asthma! If you have a child who has asthma, you know it is sometimes difficult to assess the symptoms he suffers repercussions in their daily life and the actual effectiveness of treatment. There is a specific tool to assess asthma control of children aged 4 to 11 years.

Control of asthma: the pediatric test


People over age 12 have a test to determine if their asthma is well controlled. This test has been declined for children aged 4 to 11 years.

Specifically adapted to children, it is short, simple and easy to use by young children and their parents.

It has 7 questions: 4 to which the child must respond, and 3 for the parents.

This test thus involves both the child and its parents and can be performed before or during a doctor visit.

Its objectives are multiple:

* Detect asthmatic children whose asthma is uncontrolled (inappropriate behavior, inappropriate treatment).


* Facilitate the monitoring and control of asthma.


* To promote dialogue between children, parents and the physician.



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Test Control Childhood Asthma


4 questions for the child

Use smileys: 4 children's faces more or less smiling and more or less sad.

The scores used are as follows:

Very smiling face = 3 points

Smiling face medium = 2 points

Sad face = 1 point

Face very sad = 0 points