PUMA screening tool to detect COPD in high-risk patients in Chinese primary care-A validation study.

Autor: Phillip Lung Wai Au-Doung, Carmen Ka Man Wong, Dicken Cheong Chun Chan, Joseph Wai Ho Chung, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong, Maria Kwan Wa Leung
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 17, Iss 9, p e0274106 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274106
Popis: The early stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not easily recognized. Screening tools can help to identify high-risk patients in primary care settings for spirometry and may be helpful in the early detection in COPD and management. This study aims to validate the PUMA questionnaire for use in Chinese primary care settings. This cross-sectional study recruited participants (≥40 years old, current or former smoker with ≥10 packs of cigarette per year) in primary health care clinics in Hong Kong. The Chinese version of the PUMA questionnaire was administered by trained research staff to participants awaiting consultation. COPD diagnosis was confirmed by spirometry (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC
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