SPARK Survey

A Survey among Clinicians to Understand Patterns and Practices in Diagnosing Pediatric Asthma

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Informed Consent

By proceeding with the survey, you confirm that you have understood the purpose of this survey is to understand the knowledge and attitudes of clinicians towards diagnosis of asthma in children and voluntarily agree to participate. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may withdraw at any time without any consequences. No personal identifiers will be disclosed and all data will be analyzed in aggregate for research and publication purposes only.

Survey questionnaire:

1. How frequently do you encounter the following at first presentation of a child with asthma? (Select 1 Option For Per Column)
Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often
Nocturnal cough
Daytime cough
Wheeze
Exercise induced cough/wheeze
Reduced exercise tolerance
Chest tightness
Shortness of breath
Post viral persistent cough
2. In your experience, most initial asthma symptoms in children begin at?
3. At initial presentation, which triggers are most commonly implicated? (Select up to three)
4. For each age group, which diagnostic methods do you use in your practice? (Select all that apply per row)
< 3 years 3–5 years 6–11 years > 11 years
History & physical exam
SABA trial
Controller (ICS) trial
Spirometry
Peak flow meter
Bronchial provocation test
FeNO
Allergy testing
Chest X-Ray
Others (please specify)
5. In your experience, what is the average time from first symptom onset to confirmed asthma diagnosis in children?
6. Which factors most commonly contribute to delayed diagnosis in your practice? (Select all that apply)
7. Before asthma diagnosis is considered, what % of children you see receive multiple courses of treatment like cough syrups, antibiotics, nebulized SABA for respiratory illnesses (e.g., bronchitis, recurrent cough, allergies etc)?
8. How often do you label children as having “asthma”?
9. Which terminology do you most commonly use instead of “asthma”? (Select all that apply)
10. What are the most common comorbid conditions you observe in children diagnosed with asthma? (Select all that apply)