Is Your Asthma Under Control?

QUESTION 1: During the past four weeks, how often did your asthma prevent you from getting as much done at work, school or home?

QUESTION 2: During the past four weeks, how often have you had shortness of breath?

QUESTION 3: During the past four weeks, how often did your asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or pain) wake you up at night or earlier than usual in the morning?

QUESTION 4: During the past four weeks, how often have you used your rescue inhaler or nebuliser medication (such as salbutamol)?

QUESTION 5: How would you rate your asthma control during the past four weeks?

Asthma control tests can help you find out if your asthma is under control.

If you have asthma and are older than the age of 12, take the Asthma Control Test questionnaire below to check if your treatment plan is keeping the disease under control. Be sure to review your results with your doctor or nurse. Circle your responses, then add up the total score. For instance, the score for the first question is three if your response is “some of the time”, and five if it is “none of the time”.

QUESTION 1: During the past four weeks, how often did your asthma prevent you from getting as much done at work, school or home?

All the time
Most of the time
Some of the time
A little of the time
None of the time

QUESTION 2: During the past four weeks, how often have you had shortness of breath?

More than once a day
Once a day
Three to six times a week
Once or twice a week
Not at all

QUESTION 3: During the past four weeks, how often did your asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or pain) wake you up at night or earlier than usual in the morning?

Four or more times a week
Two to three nights a week
Once a week
Once or twice
Not at all

QUESTION 4: During the past four weeks, how often have you used your rescue inhaler or nebuliser medication (such as salbutamol)?

Three or more times a day
Once or twice a day
Two to three times a week
Once a week or less
Not at all

QUESTION 5: How would you rate your asthma control during the past four weeks?

Not controlled
Poorly controlled
Somewhat controlled
Well controlled
Completely controlled

TOTAL SCORE OF 25

Congratulations! You have total control of your asthma.

SCORE OF 20-24

On target. Your asthma may be well, but not totally, controlled.

SCORE OF LESS THAN 20

Off target. Your asthma may not be controlled.

Ref. T12

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Is Your Asthma Under Control?

QUESTION 1: During the past four weeks, how often did your asthma prevent you from getting as much done at work, school or home?

QUESTION 2: During the past four weeks, how often have you had shortness of breath?

QUESTION 3: During the past four weeks, how often did your asthma symptoms (wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness or pain) wake you up at night or earlier than usual in the morning?

QUESTION 4: During the past four weeks, how often have you used your rescue inhaler or nebuliser medication (such as salbutamol)?