Table 3.

"Wheezing" synonyms identified by Parents/Caregivers and Health Care Professionals*†

Term‡	Parents /Caregivers (n = 278)	Nurses/ Physiotherapists (n = 155)	Physicians (n = 142)	P
"Wheezing"-related	222 (80%)	152 (98%)	142 (100%)	< 0.001
"Ruttles"-related	97 (35%)	12 (8%)	6 (4%)	< 0.001
"Snoring"-related	22 (8%)	8 (5%)	1 (1%)	0.017
"Dyspnea"-related	19%	20 (13%)	9 (6%)	0.02

*Multiple-choice questions

†Data presented as N (%); χ² test; other synonyms were chosen in less than 1% of cases in all groups

‡These terms are translations of equivalent respiratory symptoms and sounds in Portuguese; see additional files 1, 2 and 3 for complete questionnaire