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Table 2 Preschool children: the importance of each outcome listed in the phase 2 questionnaire, as scored by clinicians and parents

From: Development of a core outcome set for clinical trials in childhood asthma: a survey of clinicians, parents, and young people

 

Clinicians (n = 43)

  

Parents (n = 23)

  

Outcome

Clinician rank

Median (IQR)

Number (%) scoring outcome in top 3

Parent rank

Median (IQR)

Number (%) scoring outcome in top 3

Nocturnal symptoms

1

4 (3, 4)

19 (44)

1=

4 (4, 4)

10 (43)

Exacerbations

2

4 (3, 4)

15 (35)

3

4 (4, 4)

7 (30)

Quality of life

3

3 (3, 4)

13 (30)

4

4 (3, 4)

5 (22)

Daytime symptoms

4

4 (3, 4)

11 (26)

10

4 (3, 4)

3 (13)

Death

5

4 (2, 4)

10 (23)

1=

4 (4, 4)

10 (43)

Hospital admission

6

4 (3, 4)

9 (21)

7

4 (4, 4)

4 (17)

Parent/child global assessment of control

7

4 (3, 4)

9 (21)

11

4 (3, 4)

3 (13)

Impact of asthma on the family

8

4 (3, 4)

8 (19)

16

4 (3, 4)

1 (4)

Use of reliever

9

3 (3, 4)

8 (19)

8

4 (3, 4)

4 (17)

Normal activities

10

4 (3, 4)

5 (12)

14

4 (3, 4)

2 (9)

Long-term AE

11

4 (3, 4)

7 (16)

13

4 (4, 4)

2 (9)

School attendance

12

3 (3, 4)

5 (12)

6

4 (3, 4)

5 (22)

Activity or exercise

13

3 (3, 4)

4 (9)

12

3 (2, 4)

3 (13)

GP/A + E attendance

14

4 (3, 4)

4 (9)

15

4 (3, 4)

2 (9)

Growth

15

3 (3, 4)

3 (7)

9

4 (3, 4)

3 (13)

Health-related problems when older

16

3 (2, 4)

0

5

4 (4, 4)

5 (22)

Short-term AE

17

3 (2, 3)

0

17

3 (3, 4)

0