Health-related quality of life and functional status in end-stage COPD: a longitudinal study
| Autor: | G. ter Riet, E. J. M. Weersink, Patrick J E Bindels, F. Toben, W. M. van der Wal, J. M. Habraken |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Other departments, Amsterdam Public Health, General practice, Pulmonology, Other Research, University of Groningen, General Practice |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Longitudinal study medicine.medical_specialty SYMPTOMS Palliative care Activities of daily living Population LAST YEAR COMMUNICATION ILLNESS Severity of Illness Index OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive LUNG-CANCER Quality of life Internal medicine Severity of illness Humans longitudinal studies Medicine education Lung POPULATION Aged COPD education.field_of_study palliative care business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Obstructive lung disease Respiratory Function Tests respiratory tract diseases Dyspnea quality of life PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS Physical therapy Female business human activities |
| Zdroj: | European respiratory journal, 37(2), 280-288. European Respiratory Society European Respiratory Journal, 37(2), 280-288. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD European Respiratory Journal, 37(2), 280-288. European Respiratory Society |
| ISSN: | 1399-3003 0903-1936 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/09031936.00149309 |
| Popis: | Since there is still a dearth of information about the end stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the main aim of this study was to examine the development of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional status over time in COPD patients in Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) stage IV.82 Dutch COPD patients completed the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) for HRQoL and the Groningen Activities for Daily Living Restriction Scale (GARS) for functional status every 3 months during the year following enrolment. Survival was followed up to 5 yrs after enrolment. Data were analysed by stratifying the study population into severity subgroups according to the lowest, intermediate and highest tertile of SGRQ and GARS at baseline. Outcome measures were change in SGRQ and GARS scores over time and survival time.In the majority of patients, scores on the SGRQ and GARS declined gradually over time. In the subgroup of 32 patients that died within 2 yrs of enrolment, these scores also declined gradually, without steep deteriorations.In patients with end-stage COPD, HRQoL and functional status deteriorated gradually over time, indicating that clinicians did not gain much additional support for differentiating the end stage of COPD by considering HRQoL and functional status using the SGRQ and GARS. |
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