A comparison of the CARATKids and CARAT10 questionnaires for the evaluation of control of asthma and allergic rhinitis in adolescents

[Excerpt] The Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) was introduced to assess control of allergic rhinitis and asthma (ARA) simultaneously. It is the first tool to implement ARIA guidelines in clinical practice [1-5].CARAT10 was developed for adults [5], and CARATKids was designed for...

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Autor principal: Martins, S. Pereira (author)
Outros Autores: Teixeira, P. M. (author), Yaphe, John (author), Fonseca, J. (author), Correia de Sousa, Jaime (author)
Formato: editorial
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2019
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67299
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/67299
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Resumo:[Excerpt] The Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test (CARAT) was introduced to assess control of allergic rhinitis and asthma (ARA) simultaneously. It is the first tool to implement ARIA guidelines in clinical practice [1-5].CARAT10 was developed for adults [5], and CARATKids was designed for children aged 6 to 12 years [6]. There is no validated questionnaire to assess control of ARA in patients between the ages of 12 to 17 years.