Uncontrolled asthma takes a large toll on not only children with the disease but also the society. Over 14 million missed school days annually in the U.S. are attributable to uncontrolled asthma (American Lung Association, 2010) that is also responsible for 7.5 million outpatient office visits, over 640,000 ED visits and 157,000 hospitalizations in 2007 (Akinbami, Moorman, & Liu,
2011). Nonetheless, little is known about symptoms that adolescents commonly experience
during the acute phase of uncontrolled asthma,