Impact of fatigue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from an exploratory study
Author(s) -
Sabina A Antoniu,
E Petrescu,
Raluca Stănescu,
Ecaterina Anisie,
Lucian Vasile Boiculese
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
therapeutic advances in respiratory disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.022
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1753-4666
pISSN - 1753-4658
DOI - 10.1177/1753465815617707
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , population , pulmonary disease , vital capacity , vitality , lung , lung function , diffusing capacity , philosophy , nursing , environmental health , theology
Fatigue, which is also present in the healthy population, is a common but understudied symptom in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We hypothesized that clinically significant fatigue is also frequent in COPD and can be associated with an increased disease burden.
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