Long-term uncontrolled | Long-term controlled |
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• Parental consent to be approached for future research | • Parental consent to be approached for future research |
• 8 years of age or older | • 8 years of age or older |
• Current ICS user | • Current ICS user |
• Adherent to corticosteroids (MARS≥21)‡ | • Adherent to corticosteroids (MARS≥21)‡ |
• Long-term uncontrolled in the past year‡ | • Long-term controlled asthma in the past year‡ |
≥ 3 seasons in the past year in which symptoms were uncontrolled: | ≥ 3 seasons in the past year in which symptoms were controlled: |
o ≥ 3 of the following symptoms (daily or weekly) | o Following symptoms are not present or occur less than weekly: |
▪ Daytime asthma symptoms (cough, wheeze, shortness of breath) | ▪ Daytime asthma symptoms (cough, wheeze, shortness of breath) |
▪ Nighttime asthma symptoms | ▪ Nighttime asthma symptoms |
▪ Limitations in daily activities | ▪ Limitations in daily activities |
▪ Rescue medication use | ▪ Rescue medication use |
• No asthma-related ER visit in the past year‡ | |
• No OCS use in the past year‡ |