Table 1.

 Symptom score used in weekly phone calls

Symptom score	Day‐time symptoms (cough, wheeze or breathing difficulties)	Night‐time symptoms (cough, wheeze or breathing difficulties)
0	None	None
1	Slight; no treatment given	Slight; sleep not disturbed
2	Required treatment but no outside help	Sleep disturbed once; no help required
3	Severe; required help from GP	Sleep disturbed more than once or child needed help
4	Very severe; admitted to hospital	Sleep very disturbed or GP called

Adapted with permission from the BMJ publishing group.