New five-item questionnaire gives physicians added insight into asthma control.

There is ample evidence that many PCPs do not, in fact, adequately understand the extent to which asthma is impacting their patients' lives. Part of the problem has been the lack of any quick and efficient measuring tool. Now, however, a five-item screen has been developed that is showing early promise for delivering just this type of information. Check out the Asthma Control Test.