Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient well-being and its relationship with clinical and patient-reported outcomes: A real-life observational study

Respiration

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-340

  Braido, Fulvio ^a,c   Baiardini, Ilaria ^a   Balestracci, Sara ^a   Menoni, Stefania ^b   Balbi, Francesco ^a   Ferraioli, Gianluca ^a   Bocchibianchi, Sara ^a   Canonica, Giorgio Walter ^a  

^a Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnoea; Illness perception; Patient well being; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SHORT FORM 36; SYMPTOM;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 80052971652     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326923     Document Type: Article

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