Differential Effect of Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea, COPD Assessment Test, and Clinical COPD Questionnaire for Symptoms Evaluation Within the New GOLD Staging and Mortality in COPD.

Autor: Casanova, Ciro, Marin, Jose M., Martinez-Gonzalez, Cristina, de Lucas-Ramos, Pilar, Mir-Viladrich, Isabel, Cosio, Borja, Peces-Barba, German, Solanes-García, Ingrid, Aguero, Ramon, Feu-Collado, Nuria, Calle-Rubio, Miryam, Alfageme, Inmaculada, de Diego-Damia, Alfredo, Irigaray, Rosa, Marin, Margarita, Balcells, Eva, Llunell, Antonia, Gatdiz, Juan Bautista, Golpe, Rafael, Lacarcel, Celia
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Zdroj: CHEST; Jul2015, Vol. 148 Issue 1, p159-168, 10p
Abstrakt: The article discusses a research study conducted to assess the prognostic value of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT) and Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) scores, and to compare them with the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea. Topics covered include the "COPD History Assessment in Spain (CHAIN)" cohort study, the clinical and physiological characteristics of the evaluated patients with COPD, and the development of the CAT and CCQ.
Databáze: Complementary Index