Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patient Well-Being and Its Relationship with Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Real-Life Observational Study
Author(s) -
Fulvio Braido,
Ilaria Baiardini,
Sara Balestracci,
Stefania Mei,
Francesco Balbi,
Gianluca Ferraioli,
Sara Bocchibianchi,
Giorgio Walter Caica
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000326923
Subject(s) - medicine , alexithymia , quality of life (healthcare) , observational study , disease , copd , population , physical therapy , well being , toronto alexithymia scale , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychology , nursing , environmental health , psychotherapist
Quality of life is an umbrella concept that refers to all aspects of a person's life, including health status and well-being. While health status measure focuses on the impact of the disease on physical functioning, well-being represents the self-representation of the emotional states related to the disease itself.
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