Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) Ma Chunyan, Department of Pediatrics, Baogang Hospital
I. Answer and score the following questions.
1. How is your asthma today?
Very poor 0 points, poor 1 point, good 2 points, very good 3 points
2. How big of a problem is asthma when you run, exercise and play sports?
It’s a big problem, I can’t do what I want to do 0 points.
It’s a problem, I don’t like it 1 point.
It’s a small problem but I can cope with it 2 points.
No problem 3 points
3. Do you cough because of asthma?
Yes, all the time 0 points.
most of the time 1 point.
Some of the time 2 points.
Never 3 points.
4. Do you wake up at night because of asthma?
Yes, all the time 0 points.
Most of the time 1 point.
Some of the time 2 points.
Never 3 points.
5. How many days in the past 4 weeks has your child had daytime asthma symptoms?
Every day 0 points
19-24 days 1 point.
11-18 days 2 points.
4-10 days 3 points.
1-3 days 4 points.
Never 5 points.
6. How many days in the past 4 weeks has your child had wheezing during the day due to asthma?
0 points per day
19-24 days 1 point.
11-18 days 2 points.
4-10 days 3 points.
1-3 days 4 points.
None 5 points.
7. How many days in the past 4 weeks did your child wake up in the night because of asthma?
0 points per day
19-24 days 1 point.
11-18 days 2 points.
4-10 days 3 points.
1-3 days 4 points.
No 5 points.
II. Add up the scores to get the total score
III. Scoring and evaluation.
There are 7 questions in C-ACT, the first 4 questions are answered by the baby looking at the picture, each question has 4 levels of score from 0 to 3, 0 is the worst, 3 is the best; the last 3 questions are answered by the parents, each question has 6 levels of score from 0 to 5, 0 is the worst, 5 is the best, the questionnaire scores 27 points.
Below 20 points – your asthma is not under control, come to the doctor and make a suitable asthma treatment plan for you
21-22 points – partial control, but not complete control, need to follow up regularly and adjust the medication according to the doctor’s requirements.
Greater than 23 points Fully controlled.