Usefulness of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test to Evaluate Severity of COPD Exacerbations

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT) is an eight-item questionnaire designed to assess and quantify the impact of COPD symptoms on health status. COPD exacerbations impair quality of life and are characterized by worsening respiratory symptoms from the stable state....

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2012-06, Vol.185 (11), p.1218-1224
Hauptverfasser:	MACKAY, Alex J, DONALDSON, Gavin C, PATEL, Anant R. C, JONES, Paul W, HURST, John R, WEDZICHA, Jadwiga A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences C-Reactive Protein - metabolism Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Cohort Studies Diaries Disease Progression Dyspnea Female Forced Expiratory Volume Hospitals Humans Inflammation Mediators - analysis Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Mortality Patient Participation Patients Pneumology Prospective Studies Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - diagnosis Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Quality of life Questionnaires Recruitment Reproducibility of Results Respiratory Function Tests Self Report Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Surveys and Questionnaires
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