Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey: methods, COPD prevalence, and disease burden in 2012-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey aimed to estimate the prevalence and burden of COPD globally and to update findings from the Confronting COPD International Survey conducted in 1999-2000.

Materials and methods

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients in 12 countries worldwide were identified through systematic screening of population samples. Telephone and face-to-face interviews were conducted between November 2012 and May 2013 using a structured survey that incorporated validated patient-reported outcome instruments. Eligible patients were adults aged 40 years and older who were taking regular respiratory medications or suffered with chronic respiratory symptoms and reported either 1) a physician diagnosis of COPD/emphysema,

SUBMITTER: Landis SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4057333 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature