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Health status measurement in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Thorax · 2001 · Vol. 56(11) · pp. 880–887

Paul Jones✉(St George's, University of London)

Abstract

Health status measurement is a common feature of studies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This review assesses recent evidence for the validity of these measurements and their role as measures of the overall impact of the disease on the patient's daily life and wellbeing. It reviews the mostly widely used COPD specific questionnaires and examines the contribution that they make to an assessment of the overall effect of treatment. Finally, it addresses the question of how symptomatic benefit may be assessed in individual patients in routine practice.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Delphi Technique in ResearchMedicineCOPDPulmonary diseaseIntensive care medicineDiseaseChronic diseasePhysical therapyInternal medicine

MeSH terms

Forced Expiratory VolumeHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesReproducibility of ResultsNormal DistributionTreatment OutcomeControlled Clinical Trials as TopicPulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

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