TABLE 1.

Factors that should prompt consideration of more intense monitoring schemes

Emergency visits, admission or oral steroids for <1 year

Low FEV1

ACT score <19

Low socioeconomic state or low income

Comorbidities: rhinitis, sinusitis and reflux

Severe asthma

Smoking or environmental smoke exposure

Reduced symptom perception

Reduced adherence

FEV₁: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; ACT: asthma control test.