Table 2 Criteria for Targeting the Domains of Asthma Control According to the EPR-3: Reducing Impairment and Risk[7]
Asthma Control Domain | Criteria |
|---|---|
Reducing impairment | • Prevent chronic and troublesome symptoms (eg, coughing or breathlessness in the daytime, nighttime, after exertion) |
• Infrequent use (£2 days/week) of inhaled short-acting bronchodilator for quick relief of symptoms | |
• Maintain (near) "normal" pulmonary function | |
• Maintain normal activity levels (including exercise, other physical activity, attendance at work or school) | |
• Meet patients' and families' expectations of and satisfaction with asthma care | |
Reducing risk | • Prevent recurrent exacerbations of asthma; minimize emergency department visits, urgent care visits, hospitalizations |
• Prevent progressive loss of lung function (for children, prevent reduced lung growth) | |
• Provide optimal pharmacotherapy with minimal (ideally, no) adverse effects |