Chronic respiratory infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: what is the role of antibiotics?

M Miravitlles, A Anzueto - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chronic infections are associated with exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The major objective of the management of these patients is the …

Recovery following acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–a review

B Wageck, NS Cox, AE Holland - COPD: Journal of Chronic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Acute exacerbations are associated with disease progression, hospital admission and death
in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The detrimental outcomes …

The relation between self‐efficacy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and caregiver burden

S Kar, N Zengin - Scandinavian journal of caring sciences, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The study was conducted to examine the relation between self‐efficacy in patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and caregiver burden. Material and methods …

Comparison of predictive properties between tools of patient-reported outcomes: risk prediction for three future events in subjects with COPD

K Nishimura, M Kusunose, R Sanda, M Mori… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures must be evaluated for their
discriminatory, evaluative, and predictive properties. However, the predictive capability …

The role of CAT in evaluating the response to treatment of patients with AECOPD

A Zhou, Z Zhou, Y Peng, Y Zhao, J Duan… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT)
questionnaire is a short patient-completed questionnaire, which is used to assess the health …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of CAT (COPD Assessment Test) scores in a population of patients with COPD in central and Eastern Europe: the POPE study

M Miravitlles, V Koblizek, C Esquinas, B Milenkovic… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) has been proposed to help guide
therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is important to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of criteria for clinical control in a prospective, international, multicenter study of patients with COPD

M Miravitlles, P Sliwinski, CK Rhee, RW Costello… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background The concept of clinical control in COPD has been developed to help in
treatment decisions, but it requires validation in prospective studies. Method This …

Terms and definitions used to describe recurrence, treatment failure and recovery of acute exacerbations of COPD: a systematic review of observational studies

WH Meeraus, BM DeBarmore, H Mullerova… - … Journal of Chronic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs) are
important clinical events, with many patients experiencing multiple AECOPDs annually. The …

“SingStrong”: Singing for better lung health in COPD–A pilot study

R Cahalan, J Green, C Meade… - Physiotherapy Theory and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) affects up to
440,000 people in Ireland. Multiple domains of biopsychosocial health are affected …

Validating the concept of COPD control: a real-world cohort study from the United Kingdom

A Nibber, A Chisholm, JJ Soler-Cataluña… - COPD: Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The concept of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) control has
been developed to inform therapeutic decision-making. We explored the validity of a …