Characteristic	Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
Publication date	January 2002 or later	Prior to January 2002
Language	English and French	Languages other than English and French
Study design	Primary studies: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs	▪Abstracts ▪Reviews or overviews of reviews ▪Opinion pieces (e.g., commentaries, editorials, letters) ▪Intervention studiesa
Population	Parents or guardians of children (0-18 years) who have experienced acute asthma exacerbations	Animal models
Outcome	Self-reported parent experiences or information needs related to their child's acute asthma exacerbations (either immediately before, during or after and exacerbation).	▪Parent experiences or information needs related to the ongoing management of their child's chronic asthma ▪Proxy reports of parent experiences or information needs ▪Satisfaction with care
Country	Canada, United States	Countries other than Canada and the United States

^aIntervention studies (e.g. education programs) that influence or change parents' experiences or information needs regarding their child's acute asthma exacerbations were excluded.