A review of the most common patient-reported outcomes in COPD – revisiting current knowledge and estimating future challenges

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 725-738

  Cazzola, Mario ^a   Hanania, Nicola Alexander ^b   Macnee, William ^c   Rüdell, Katja ^d   Hackford, Claire ^d   Tamimi, Nihad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; Health related quality of life; Patient reported outcome; Psychometric properties; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BASELINE DYSPNEA INDEX AND TRANSITION DYSPNEA INDEX; BREATHLESSNESS COUGH AND SPUTUM SCALE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL COPD QUESTIONNAIRE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL DYSPNEA SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REPORTED OUTCOME; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; LUNG; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LUNG; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929405028     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S77368     Document Type: Review

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