Open AccessDoes Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 Correlate with the Dyspnea Status of Patients with GOLD Stage C-D Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
Author(s) -
Nalan Ogan,
Fatma Yıldırım,
Banu Süzen,
Ayşe Baha,
Evrim Eylem Akpınar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
turkish thoracic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2149-2530
DOI - 10.5152/turkthoracj.2019.180194
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , anthropometry , malnutrition , body mass index , medical record , stage (stratigraphy) , obstructive lung disease , pulmonary disease , physical therapy , paleontology , biology
Dyspnea is a prominent symptom of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Patients with Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Stage C-D often complain of dyspnea, but the relationship between their level of dyspnea and their nutritional status has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dyspnea levels and nutritional status ofstable COPD patients in the out patient clinic.