For detecting a COPD Assessment Test score of 10 or more vs. below 10 with CAPTURE questions plus PEF, sensitivity was high at 68.5%, specificity was moderate at 64%, positive predictive value was ...

Researchers say a 5-question screening tool may help diagnose people with treatable COPD. They say the questionnaire helps identify people who should undergo specific testing for the pulmonary ...

Telemedicine follow-up improved quality of life and inhaler technique in advanced COPD patients, offering a promising ...

The study involved 173 patients with COPD and 176 healthy controls, recruited between December 2017 and June 2023.

A study of patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation found that exclusively using the population-based Hospital Frailty Risk Score tool to assess for ...

We randomly assigned persons who had a tobacco-smoking history of at least 10 pack-years, respiratory symptoms as defined by a COPD Assessment Test score of at least 10 (scores range from 0 to 40 ...

When age, sex, exacerbation history, ICS use, COPD Assessment Test score and smoking were included as covariates, the HR for mortality within 30 days of hospitalization was 29.6 for an ...

After 12 weeks of nebulized NAC, patients’ mean phlegm scores, as measured by the COPD assessment test, significantly decreased from 3.47 at baseline to 2.62. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) nebulizer ...

Misuse of soft mist inhalers (SMIs) is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), particularly those with low education levels, higher symptom scores, and a shorter ...

A recent study analyzed patients with COPD in order to identify characteristics that could differentiate those with the chronic bronchitis phenotype.