Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) in preschool children with asthma: a prospective validation study

Autor: Lei Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jing Zhang, Liebin Zhao, Deyu Zhao, Zhimin Chen, Shenghui Li, ShuHua Yuan, Mingyu Tang, YuFen Wu, Wenwei Zhong, Juan Xu, Li Xia Zhao, Shi Ying Liu, Jianguo Hong, Yong Yin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: BMJ Open, Vol 9, Iss 8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025378
Popis: Objective The limited existing asthma control questionnaires that are available for children 5 years of age or younger in China mostly assess only the impairment domain of asthma control. Here, the English version of the Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) was translated into Chinese and validated for its application in asthma control in preschool children.Design Prospective validation study.Setting and participants A total of 321 Chinese preschool children suffering from asthma completed the study from December 2017 to February 2018.Method The TRACK translation into Chinese employed the translation and back translation technique. The caregivers of the preschool children with asthma symptoms completed TRACK during two clinical visits over 4–6 weeks. Moreover, the physicians completed a Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)-based asthma control survey at both visits. The utility of TRACK for assessing the change in asthma control status and its reliability and discriminant validity were evaluated.Results The Chinese version of TRACK showed internal consistency reliability values of 0.63 and 0.71 at each visit, respectively (Cronbach’s α). The test–retest reliability was 0.62 for individuals whose GINA-based assessment results were the same at both visits (n=206). The TRACK scores for the children in the various asthma control categories were significantly different (p
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