Reliability and accuracy of the 7-item and 6-item ACQ in measuring asthma control in Greek children
Instrument | Baseline score mean (SD) | Difference in baseline scores mean (SD) | Change to follow-up mean (SD) | Difference in change mean (SD) | Baseline Cronbach alpha |
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7-Item ACQ | 0.36 (0.36) | Ref | –0.14 (0.03) | Ref | 0.67 |
6-Item ACQ (excluding FEV1 level) | 0.32 (0.39) | 0.04 (0.03) P = 0.08* | –0.13 (0.07) | –0.01 (0.10) P = 0.042* | 0.75 |
* P-values estimated using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Ref: reference group. P < 0.05 represents a significant difference in results