Evaluation of the COPD Assessment Test and GOLD patient types: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) has been recently developed to quantify COPD impact in routine practice. However, no relationship with other measures in the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy has been evaluated. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship of the CAT with other GOLD multidimensional axes, patient types, and the number of comorbidities.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis of the Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (On-Sint) study. The CAT score was administered to all participants at the inclusion visit. A GOLD 2011 strategy consisting of modified Medical Research Council scale (MRC) scores was devised to study the relationship between the CAT, and GOLD 201

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Campos JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4455854 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature