monitoring child asthma in primary care
Last reviewed 01/2018
Asthma is best monitored in primary care by routine clinical review on at least
an annual basis.
The factors that should be monitored and recorded include:
- symptom score, eg Children’s Asthma Control Test, Asthma Control Questionnaire
- exacerbations, oral corticosteroid use and time off school/nursery due to asthma since last assessment
- inhaler technique
- adherence, which can be assessed by reviewing prescription refill frequency
- possession of and use of self management plan/personalised asthma action plan
- exposure to tobacco smoke
- growth (height and weight centile) (1).
Reference:
asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ)
monitoring for the future risk of acute asthma attacks in adults and children