Validity of Asthma Control Test in assessment of asthmatic pregnant females in third trimester (Single center study)

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr. Muhammed Waheeb Salman Al. Obaidy, Dr. Zainab Alaa 8216 Abdul Hussein, Dr. Sawsan Abdulrazzaq Taha

Background: Asthma is a common chronic medical condition in pregnancy, with a worldwide prevalence.

The ACT has the added advantage that it does not require pulmonary function assessment.

Aims of study:

To assess asthma control through ACT score

Methods: A cross–sectional study with analytic elements recruiting 55 pregnant asthmatic patients aged 16 35 year old.

Asthma control was assessed using the ACT score and FEV1.

Results: According to ACT score 15 patients (27.3%) were with poorly controlled asthma, 19 patients (34.5%) moderately

controlled and 21(38.2 %) well controlled asthma.

Of these 55 patients 32 patients (58.2 %) where with ACT score of ≤ 19 and abnormal FEV1, only 2 patients (3.6%) with ACT

score of ≤ 19 and normal FEV1, while there was 19 patients (34.5%) with ACT score of