TABLE 1.

Questions and ratings used to assess level of asthma control

Indicator of control	Question	Acceptable control rating	Poor control rating
Daytime symptoms	In a week when your child is not having problems with his/her asthma, how often does he/she have symptoms such as coughing, wheezing or chest tightness?	Not at all, 1 to 3 times/week	3 to 4 per week, 5 or more, symptoms with physical activity
Night-time symptoms	How often in the past 2 weeks did your child wake up with asthma symptoms such as coughing, wheezing or chest tightness?	Not at all, 1 to 3 times	4 to 8 times, 9 to 11 times, all the time
Activity limitation	Is your child limited in the kind of play he/she can do because of his/her asthma?	No	Yes
	Is your child limited in the amount of play because of asthma?
Exacerbation	How severe is chest tightness on a typical day this past month?	None, mild	Moderate, marked, severe
	How severe is wheezing on a typical day this past month?
	How severe is shortness of breath on a typical day this past month?
	How severe is your child’s cough episode on a typical day this past month?
Emergency visits	In the past 12 months, did your child need to go to the emergency room for his/her asthma?	No	Yes