Assessment of Asthma Control Using Asthma Control Test and its Correlation with Spirometry

Anand Rajendra Gavasane; Ram Balkrishna Deoskar; Dr. Medha Deepak Bargaje; Anita Tulsiram Anokar

Volume : IX, Issue : XII, December - 2019

Assessment of Asthma Control Using Asthma Control Test and its Correlation with Spirometry

Anand Rajendra Gavasane, Ram Balkrishna Deoskar, Dr. Medha Deepak Bargaje, Anita Tulsiram Anokar

Abstract :

Introduction: Asthma is a common non–communicable disease. It is not curable but controllable disease. Goal of our study was to find asthma control in using ACT scores and to determine its relationship with lung function parameters. Aims: To compare results of Asthma control test with spirometry in the assessment of patients with asthma Study Design: Study was a cross–sectional analytical study done in diagnosed cases of onchial asthma coming to Respiratory Medicine Department of a tertiary care hospital. Study was conducted over a period of 18 months and total 100 cases were included in the study. Methods and Material: Patients were first provided with ACT questionnaire. Then, spirometry was performed using portable spirometer. Results of both were compared. Results: In our study, 68% subjects had well controlled asthma while 32% subjects had uncontrolled asthma as per Asthma control test. Based on spirometric analysis (FEV1), 57% had well controlled while 43% had uncontrolled asthma. The correlation between the Asthma Control Test and FEV1 was not significant. Conclusions: The present study showed that asthma is poorly controlled among 32% of the study subjects. ACT provides simple tool to assess asthma control but correlates poorly lung function parameters. Hence both need to be monitored by clinicians assessing asthma control in clinical practice.