Discriminative Accuracy of the CAPTURE Tool for Identifying Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in US Primary Care Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is underdiagnosed in primary care.

Objective

To evaluate the operating characteristics of the CAPTURE (COPD Assessment in Primary Care To Identify Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease and Exacerbation Risk) screening tool for identifying US primary care patients with undiagnosed, clinically significant COPD.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cross-sectional study, 4679 primary care patients aged 45 years to 80 years without a prior COPD diagnosis were enrolled by 7 primary care practice-based research networks across the US between October 12, 2018, and April 1, 2022. The CAPTURE questionnaire responses, peak expiratory flow rate, COPD Assessment Test scores, history of acute respiratory illnesses, demographic

SUBMITTER: Martinez FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929696 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature