Frailty, a Dimension of Impaired Functional Status in Advanced COPD: Utility and Clinical Applicability

Frailty, a Dimension of Impaired Functional Status in Advanced COPD: Utility and Clinical Applicability

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: In advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), functional status is significantly impaired mainly as a result of disease related respiratory symptoms such as dyspnea or as a result of fatigue, which is the extra-respiratory symptom the most pr...

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Main Authors: Sabina Antonela Antoniu, Lucian Vasile Boiculese, Virgiliu Prunoiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
aging-COPD-frequent exacerbators
functional status
mortality
physical frailty phenotype
prognosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/5/474

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