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The proposed items were evaluated by a Vietnamese panel of pulmonologists, allergists, tuberculosis\/lung disease specialists, and general practitioners. Structured online questionnaires with five-point Likert scales were used. Consensus was defined as &gt;80% agreement and &lt;10% strong disagreement. Results: A total of 26 and 21 participants completed round 1 and round 2, respectively. The 4-zone format of AAP was preferred (42.3%) over the 3-zone (38.5%) or 2-zone (19.2%) formats. The AAP should include some key statements for asthma, symptoms for self-monitoring, an objective asthma control questionnaire, actions for changes in maintenance medication, and instructions in emergency situations. AAP zones should be classified by symptom frequency and severity. Patient actions should be tailored to their treatment regimen (MART or ICS\/LABA + SABA). The APP might not include peak expiratory flow monitoring and oral corticosteroid self-administration for both the MART and ICS\/LABA + SABA regimens and might not add SABA together with ICS dose escalation for the ICS\/LABA + SABA regimen. Conclusions: This study established an expert consensus on fundamental AAP structural elements and actions for the Vietnamese. The failure to achieve consensus on PEF monitoring tools and OCS for the self-management of asthma exacerbation reflects concerns about medication abuse, especially in Vietnamese healthcare settings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14248640","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,8]],"date-time":"2025-12-08T16:20:29Z","timestamp":1765210829000},"page":"8640","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Vietnamese Consensus on the Structure and Content of Asthma Action Plan"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2513-8463","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Quan","family":"Vu Tran Thien","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physiology\u2014Pathophysiology\u2014Immunology\u2014Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 72721, Vietnam"},{"name":"Department of Respiratory Functional Exploration, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 72721, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0198-6284","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tho","family":"Nguyen Van","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Functional Exploration, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 72721, Vietnam"},{"name":"Department of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 72721, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9181-3626","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Quyen Thi Le","family":"Pham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Respiratory Department, Tam Anh Hospital, Ha Noi 11813, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Linh","family":"Duong Thi Chuc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kien Giang General Hospital, An Giang 91118, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3828-506X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cong","family":"Nguyen Hai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Medicine, Military Hospital 175, Ho Chi Minh City 71423, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tuan","family":"Tran Trong Anh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"General Medicine Department, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Can Tho 94120, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Khai","family":"Ho Quoc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gia Dinh People\u2019s Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City 72330, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huong","family":"Hoang Thi Lan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Hue Central Hospital, Hue 49135, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lan","family":"Le Thi Tuyet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Functional Exploration, University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City 72721, Vietnam"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"94","DOI":"10.1136\/thorax.2003.011858","article-title":"Written action plans for asthma: An evidence-based review of the key components","volume":"59","author":"Gibson","year":"2004","journal-title":"Thorax"},{"key":"ref_2","first-page":"103","article-title":"New evidence-based tool to guide the creation of asthma action plans for adults","volume":"65","author":"Kouri","year":"2019","journal-title":"Can. 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