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Disability in Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Prevalence, Burden and Assessment - Results from a Real-Life Study
2015
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The role of disability and its association with patient-reported outcomes in the nonsevere forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has never been explored. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess, in a cross-sectional real-life study, the prevalence and degree of disability in moderate COPD patients and to assess its association with health status, illness perception, risk of death and well-being. Methods: Moderate COPD outpatients attending scheduled visits were involved in a quantitative re-
doi:10.1159/000368365
pmid:25612914
fatcat:hctiflybz5altbebfwpr4sf4ou