Health-related quality of life, lung function and dyspnea rating in COPD patients

Health-related quality of life, lung function and dyspnea rating in COPD patients

Background and Aim. COPD is a progressive and irreversible disease, thus assessing the impact of the disease on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is important in the management of COPD. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between HRQOL, lung function and dyspnea rating in pati...

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Main Authors: Justine, M. (Author), Mohan, V. (Author), Tahirah, F. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PI-ME Tipografia Editrice S.r.l. 2013
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
article
baseline dyspnea index
chronic obstructive lung disease
COPD
correlational study
Cross-Sectional Studies
cross-sectional study
disease association
disease severity
dyspnea
Dyspnea
female
Female
forced expiratory volume
human
Humans
lung capacity
lung function
Lung function
lung function test
major clinical study
male
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
quality of life
Quality of life
Quality of Life
rating scale
Respiratory Function Tests
spirometer
spirometry
very elderly
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