To evaluate the concordance of the most frequently used words by the patients and the physicians to express asthma symptoms, according to the patient's level of asthma control.

Inclusion Criteria:

• A diagnosis of persistent asthma treated with an inhaled corticosteroid based maintenance treatment for more than 3 months
• Given his/her consent to participate to the study and who is able to answer the questionnaire in french by him/her-self.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with a cardiac disease (congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease)
• Patient with a respiratory disease other than asthma (COPD, sleep apnea syndrome).

The first 2 consecutive patients seen during the GP's visit with a diagnosis of persistent asthma