QUESTIONNAIRES
Baseline data were collected from both control
and intervention groups through a questionnaire
completed by the parent or child, or both,
on the day of discharge from hospital. As well
as obvious demographic details, we recorded
age at diagnosis, medication, admissions to
hospital, attendance at accident and emergency
(A&E) departments, and consultations with
general practitioners. We also recorded details
of the pattern and severity of asthma symptoms,
atopy, and allergy, and any known
precipitating factors.