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683a1653c782e11e38d1b354
id
10495
title
Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ)
full_title
Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ)
short_title
AIRQ
med_description
Measures asthma impairment and risk.
short_description
Asthma impairment and risk.
slug
asthma-impairment-risk-questionnaire-airq
description
The Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ) measures asthma impairment and risk.
keywords
Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ), airq, asthma, asthma impairment, asthma risk
complaint
[ "Chest Pain", "Cough", "Shortness of Breath", "Wheezing" ]
formula
The AIRQ Score is calculated by the addition of the selected points:
|
Question |
Points |
|
|
In the past 2 weeks, has coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness… |
||
|
Bothered you during the day on more than 4 days? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Woke you up from sleep more than 1 time? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Limited the activities you want to do every day? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Caused you to use your rescue inhaler or nebulizer every day? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
In the past 2 weeks… |
||
|
Did you have to limit your social activities (such as visiting with friends/relatives or playing with pets/children) because of your asthma? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Did coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness limit your ability to exercise? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Did you feel that it was difficult to control your asthma? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
In the past 12 months, has coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, or chest tightness… |
||
|
Caused you to take steroid pills or shots, such as prednisone or methylprednisolone? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Caused you to go to the emergency room or have unplanned visits to a health care provider? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
|
Caused you to stay in the hospital overnight? |
No |
0 |
|
Yes |
1 |
|
evidence
measurements
[]
information
Interpretation:
|
AIRQ Score |
Asthma Severity |
|
0-1 |
Well-controlled |
|
2-4 |
Not well-controlled |
|
5-10 |
Very poorly controlled |
refrences
{ "Clinical Practice Guidelines": [], "Manufacturer Website": [], "Original/Primary Reference": [ { "href": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32387166/", "text": "Murphy KR, Chipps B, Beuther DA, et al. Development of the asthma impairment and risk questionnaire (Airq): a composite control measure. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020;8(7):2263-2274.e5." } ], "Other References": [], "Outcomes": [], "Validation": [ { "href": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35123077/", "text": "Chipps BE, Murphy KR, Wise RA, et al. Evaluating construct validity of the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire using a 3-month exacerbation recall. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2022;128(5):544-552.e3." } ], "Validations": [] }
pearls
usecase
- Do not use to diagnose asthma.
- Use as a tool to help assess asthma control in patients.
reasons
next_advice
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next_actions
next_management
diseases
[ "Asthma" ]
input_schema
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instructions
Use in patients ≥12 years who have been diagnosed with asthma.
published
2023-12-27T17:49:27.229Z
purpose
[ "Prognosis" ]
search_terms
[ "Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ)", "airq", "asthma", "asthma impairment", "asthma risk" ]
seo
{ "keywords_en": "Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ), airq, asthma, asthma impairment, asthma risk", "meta_description_en": "The Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ) measures asthma impairment and risk." }
specialty
[ "Allergy and Immunology", "Family Practice", "Hospitalist Medicine", "Internal Medicine", "Primary Care", "Pulmonology" ]
departments
[ "Allergic", "Respiratory" ]
tags
[]
version_number
1
versions
[]
related
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ismed
false
section
[ "whenToUseViewed", "nextStepsViewed", "evidenceViewed" ]
cleaned_departments
[ "immunology", "pulmonology" ]
cleaned_use
[ "Do not use to diagnose asthma.", "Use as a tool to help assess asthma control in patients." ]
pub
false