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The reliability and validity of Turkish version of Childhood Asthma Control Test

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Abstract

Introduction

The reliability and validity of Turkish version of Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT).

Purpose

The management of asthma is an important as well as difficult issue of physician’s daily practice particularly in busy clinical settings. C-ACT was created to identify asthma control levels in children aged 4–11 years. Our aim was to evaluate the reliability, validity and responsiveness of C-ACT in a Turkish sample of children with asthma.

Method

In this multicenter study, 368 children were enrolled. C-ACT was completed every month by parents and patients who were evaluated in 3 visits within 2 month intervals. At each visit, physicians interpret the control level and decided for the treatment step as established in GINA guidelines.

Results

The internal consistency reliability of the Turkish version of C-ACT (C-ACT1 to C-ACT5) was found to be 0.82, 0.83, 0.82, 0.82 and 0.80, respectively (reliability statistics, Cronbach’s alpha). Test–retest reliability was 0.71. There was significant correlation between C-ACT and physician’s assessment of asthma control at visit 1 (r = 0.65, P < 0.001).

Conclusions

Turkish version of C-ACT is an accurate and reliable tool to evaluate asthma control in children aged 4–11 years. Its widespread use may facilitate appropriate assessment of asthma control and may lead to decrease the number of uncontrolled patients.

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Abbreviations

C-ACT:

Childhood Asthma Control Test

FEV1%:

Forced expiratory volume in 1 s

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Unit, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    B. E. Sekerel & O. U. Soyer

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    O. Keskin

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey

    N. Uzuner

  4. Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey

    M. Yazicioglu

  5. Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuzmayis University, Samsun, Turkey

    M. Kılıç

  6. Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey

    H. Artaç

  7. Sami-Ulus Children Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    S. Ozmen

  8. Behçet-Uz Children Hospital, Izmir, Turkey

    D. Can

  9. Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Urfa, Turkey

    D. Zeyrek

  10. Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    H. Cokugras

  11. Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey

    Y. Canitez

  12. Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Izmit, Turkey

    M. Aydogan

  13. Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey

    S. Kuyucu

  14. Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

    A. İnal

  15. Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey

    F. Gurkan

  16. Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon, Turkey

    F. Orhan

  17. Faculty of Medicine, Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey

    O. Yilmaz

  18. Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

    A. B. Boz

  19. Faculty of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    F. Tahan

  20. Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey

    O. Cevit

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Sekerel, B.E., Soyer, O.U., Keskin, O. et al. The reliability and validity of Turkish version of Childhood Asthma Control Test. Qual Life Res 21, 685–690 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-9970-z

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