The reliability and validity of Turkish version of Childhood Asthma Control Test

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 685 - 690
• Main Authors: Sekerel, B. E., Soyer, O. U., Keskin, O., Uzuner, N., Yazicioglu, M., Kılıç, M., Artaç, H., Ozmen, S., Can, D., Zeyrek, D., Cokugras, H., Canitez, Y., Aydogan, M., Kuyucu, S., İnal, A., Gurkan, F., Orhan, F., Yilmaz, O., Boz, A. B., Tahan, F., Cevit, O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01-05-2012; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Airway management; Allergies; Assessed values; Asthma; Asthma - psychology; Brief Communication; Child; Child health services; Childhood; Children; Childrens health; Cronbach's alpha; Discriminants; Disease management; Female; Humans; Immunology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Parents & parenting; Pediatrics; Physicians; Public Health; Quality of Life - psychology; Quality of Life Research; Questionnaires; Reliability; Sociology; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Tests; Turkey; Validity; Turkey; Validity; Childhood Asthma Control Test; Child; Asthma; Realibility
• ISSN: 0962-9343; 1573-2649
• DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-9970-z

Introduction The reliability and validity of Turkish version of Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT). Purpose The management of asthma is an important as well as difficult issue of physician's daily practice particularly in busy clinical settings. C-ACT was created to identify asthma control levels in children aged 4-11 years. Our aim was to evaluate the reliability, validity and responsiveness of C-ACT in a Turkish sample of children with asthma. Method In this multicenter study, 368 children were enrolled. C-ACT was completed every month by parents and patients who were evaluated in 3 visits within 2 month intervals. At each visit, physicians interpret the control level and decided for the treatment step as established in GIN A guidelines. Results The internal consistency reliability of the Turkish version of C-ACT (C-ACT1 to C-ACT5) was found to be 0.82, 0.83, 0.82, 0.82 and 0.80, respectively (reliability statistics, Cronbach's alpha). Test-retest reliability was 0.71. There was significant correlation between C-ACT and physician's assessment of asthma control at visit 1 (r = 0.65, P < 0.001).