TABLE 4.

Monitoring tools in research and in clinical practice

	Research tool	Use in clinical practice	Comments
Symptoms/limitation of activities/use of  reliever medication	Yes	Yes	Also discuss adherence to maintenance medication; ensure proper inhalation technique
Exacerbations	Yes	Yes	Review exacerbations that have occurred and their potential triggers
Quality of life questionnaires	Yes	No	Discussing impact on daily life is part of normal clinical history
Composite asthma control measures, e.g. ACT or ACQ	Yes	No	Short recall window do not take exacerbations and exercise limitations into account

ACT: asthma control test; ACQ: asthma control questionnaire.