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LOINC 2.82

Asthma Control Test [ACT]

Definition

  • The Asthma Control Test (ACT) is a patient-reported measure that assesses the degree of asthma control based on asthma symptoms, use of rescue medications, and effect of asthma on daily function. The 5 items ask the patient to rate asthma symptoms and related behaviors over the previous 4 weeks. Each item is scored on a scale of 1-5, with higher scores indicating greater asthma control. A total score of 20 or higher indicates well-controlled asthma [PMID: 19767070], while a total score of 19 or less indicates poorly controlled asthma [PMID: 16522452].

Component

  • Asthma Control Test

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • PANEL.SURVEY.ACT

Property

  • -

Scale

  • -

Method

  • ACT

Related names

  • 4 weeks; Pan; Panel; Panl; Pnl; Survey

Index terms

  • 4 weeks
  • Pan
  • Panel
  • Panl
  • Pnl
  • Survey