Comparisons of parents' and clinicians' reports of wheeze and asthma
| % | |
| Parents and doctor are in agreement | 45 (37–53) |
| Parents use words other than wheeze/doctor finds wheeze | 39 (31–47) |
| • Cough • Difficulty in breathing • Chesty • Noisy breathing • Cough, difficulty in breathing and/or noisy breathing • Other | 19 11 1 1 5 1 |
| Parents complain of wheeze or asthma/doctor disagrees | 14 (8–20) |
| • Clinician finds upper airway noise • Clinician finds problems not related to chest • Clinician finds nothing wrong | 8 2 4 |
| Doctors' response was unclear | 4 |