Co-morbidities are the key nominators of the health related quality of life in mild and moderate COPD

Co-morbidities are common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We assessed the contribution of common co-morbidities on health related quality of life (HRQoL) among COPD patients. Using both generic (15D) and respiratory-specific (AQ20) instruments, HRQoL was assessed in a hospital based...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC pulmonary medicine 2014-06, Vol.14 (1), p.102-102, Article 102
Hauptverfasser:	Koskela, Jukka, Kilpeläinen, Maritta, Kupiainen, Henna, Mazur, Witold, Sintonen, Harri, Boezen, Marike, Lindqvist, Ari, Postma, Dirkje, Laitinen, Tarja
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquisitions & mergers Aged Airway management Alcoholism - epidemiology Analysis Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Clinical medicine Clinical trials Comorbidity Comparative analysis Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Drug therapy Family medical history Female Forced Expiratory Volume Gender Health aspects Health Status Hospitals Humans Lung diseases, Obstructive Male Medical research Medicine, Experimental Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Patients Population Prevalence Public health Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - epidemiology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - mortality Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - physiopathology Pulmonology Quality of Life Questionnaires Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Statistical analysis Studies Surveys and Questionnaires
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