Quality of life in smokers: focus on functional limitations rather than on lung function?

British Journal of General Practice

Roeland MM Geijer¹  Theo JM Verheij¹  Arno W Hoes¹  Marijke M Kuyvenhoven¹  Alfred PE Sachs¹  Huib AM Kerstjens¹ 

[1] Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands

关键词: dyspnoea;    FEV1;    middle-aged;    FEV1;    quality of life;    smokers;   

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学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification of severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based solely on obstruction and does not capture physical functioning. The hypothesis that the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale would correlate better with quality of life than the level of airflow limitation was examined.

【 授权许可】

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