Open AccessComparison of Three Screening Questionnaires for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Primary Care
Author(s) -
Dionisios Spyratos,
AnnaBettina Haidich,
Diamantis Chloros,
Dionisia Michalopoulou,
Lazaros Sichletidis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000453586
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , primary care , copd , intensive care medicine , respiratory disease , lung disease , physical therapy , family medicine , lung
Even though the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is easy and based mainly on spirometry and symptoms, the prevalence of underdiagnosis is extremely high. The use of simple screening tools (e.g., questionnaires, hand-held spirometers) has been proved to be a simple method for case finding of COPD. Nevertheless the most appropriate target group of the general population has not been specified yet.