A new health-related quality of life questionnaires-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.
10.3881/j.issn.1000-503X.2010.02.024
- VernacularTitle:一种新型的生活质量评估问卷:慢性阻塞性肺疾病评估测试
- Author:
Tao LIU
1
;
Bai-qiang CAI
Author Information
1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, PUMC Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive;
Quality of Life;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
2010;32(2):234-238
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem with high prevalence and mortality. A simple and effective tool for COPD assessment is urgently needed in clinical practice. The COPD Assessment Test is a newly developed questionnaire for assessing and monitoring COPD. This simple, highly sensitive, and highly reliable in assessing the patients quality of life and providing information concerning the severity of disease, and therefore can be widely applied.
