Table 2 Characteristics of CARATkids (test version) and comparison with other questionnaires analyzed during the consensus meetings
CARATkids (test version) | ATAQ-Children | C-ACT | The asthma quiz for kidz | TRACK | CARAT17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Target population | ||||||
Age group | 4-12 years | 5-17 years | 4-11 years | 1-17 years | <5 years | Adults |
Disease (s) | ARA | Asthma | Asthma | Asthma | Asthma | ARA |
Basis for questionnaire development | CARAT17 (Literature review) | ATAQ for adults | NAEPP guidelines [19] GINA guidelines (Literature review) | Clinical criteria of the Canadian Asthma Consensus Statement [20] | Content generated from 2 focus groups‡ NAEPP guidelines [19] | Literature review with item generation |
Questionnaire’s structure | ||||||
Questions, n | 17 | 20¥ | 7 (4 + 3)* | 6 | 5 | 17 |
Input (versions, n) | Child and caregiver (2) | Caregiver (1) | Child and caregiver (1*) | Child and caregiver (1)† | Caregiver (1) | NA |
Agreement (child/caregiver) | 61% | NA | 80% | 85% | NA | NA |
Time frame | Questions 1-14: none Questions 15-17: 2 W | Recent symptoms: 4 W Chronic symptoms: 12 M | Child’s questions: present Caregiver’s questions: 4 W | Questions 1-4: last week Questions 5-6: preceding 30 D | Questions 1-3: 4 W Question 4: 3 M Question 5: 12 M | 4 W |
Scale (s) | Dichotomous | Dichotomous | 4-point Likert | Dichotomous | 5-point Likert | Questions 1–13, 15: 4-point Likert Questions 14, 16, 17: dichotomous |
Drawings | Yes (questions) | No | Yes (answers) | Yes (questions) | No | NA |
Items/symptoms | - Nasal obstruction | - Control: | - Child: | - Cough, wheeze or hard time breathing | - Wheezing, coughing or shortness of breath | - Nasal obstruction |
- Sneezes | -- Wheeze with exercise | -- Asthma today | - Sneezes | |||
- Nasal itching | ||||||
-Nasal itching | -Wheeze not exercising | --Asthma with exercise | - Wake up at night | - Nose dripping | ||
- Interference with exercise or usual activities | - Throat symptoms | |||||
- Nose dripping | - Eye symptoms | |||||
- Throat symptoms | -- School absenteeism | -- Cough | - Use of the blue puffer/pump | |||
- Wake up at night | - Shortness of breath | |||||
- Eye symptoms | -- Wake up during the night | - use of rescue medication | ||||
- Shortness of breath | -- Daily activity loss | - Cough, wheeze or hard time breathing with exercise (less exercise than previously) | - Wheezing | |||
- Chest tightness with efforts | ||||||
- Wheezing | - Use of oral corticosteroids | - Cough | ||||
- Tiredness in daily activities | ||||||
-- Parent assessment of control | - Caregiver: | |||||
- Wake up during the night | ||||||
- Chest tightness with efforts | -- Daytime symptoms | |||||
-- Use of quick | - Work/School absenteeism | |||||
- Cough | ||||||
-- Wheeze during the day | ||||||
- Increase the use of medication | ||||||
- Tiredness in daily | ||||||
- Go to a doctor | ||||||
- Be hospitalized | ||||||
Activities | ||||||
- Wake up during the night | Reliever | -- Wake up during the night | - School absenteeism | |||
-- Dissatisfaction with treatment | ||||||
- Work/School absenteeism | - Unscheduled medical appointment | |||||
- Increase the use of medication | ||||||
- Go to a doctor | ||||||
- Be hospitalized | ||||||
-- Use of controller medication | ||||||
- Attitude/behavior | ||||||
- Self-efficacy | ||||||
- Patient-provider communication | ||||||