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to seven questions can help identify children ages 4 to 11 who
have poorly controlled asthma. A practitioner using the
Childhood Asthma Control Test (Childhood ACT) asks the child
four questions: * How is your asthma today? * How much of a
problem is your asthma when you run, exercise, or play sports? *
Do you cough because of your asthma? * Do you wake up during the
night because of your asthma? A young child can answer by
pointing to a faces scale ranging from sad to smiley. In
addition, her parent or other caregiver is asked three questions
about her condition during the previous 4 weeks: How many days
did the child have any daytime asthma symptoms? How many days
did she wheeze during the day because of asthma? How many days
did she wake during the night be