The American Journal of Managed Care

Telemedicine Boosts Quality of Life, Inhaler Technique for Severe COPD

Telemedicine significantly improved quality of life and inhaler technique in advanced COPD patients compared to traditional ...
Medical Dialogues

CAT-Based Definition Better Predicts COPD Mortality Risk, reports research

Researchers have indicated in a new study that a COPD Assessment Test-based definition of chronic bronchitis (CAT-CB) is more ...
Healthline

Understanding Your COPD Assessment Test (CAT) Score

A COPD assessment test (CAT) is a tool that can help you communicate the severity of your condition to your doctor. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have difficulties ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Exacerbation Risk Assessment System Proves Successful for Patients With COPD, Comorbidities

Investigators of a 3-year observational study identified independent risk factors for exacerbations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and successfully developed a novel risk ...
Medscape

Mobile-Based Rehab Matches Center-Based Care in COPD

Mobile health pulmonary rehabilitation is as effective as center-based pulmonary rehabilitation in improving exercise ...
clinicaladvisor.com

COPD Assessment Test Submitted to FDA for Drug Development Tool Approval

COPD diagnosis Researchers have proposed that the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) be used as a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical outcomes assessment tool. Members of the COPD Biomarker ...
Healthline

COPD: How a 5-Question Screening Tool Can Help Diagnose Condition

Share on Pinterest A new screening tool may help identify people with COPD who haven’t yet been diagnosed. Instants/Getty Images Researchers say a 5-question screening tool may help diagnose people ...
European Medical Journal

Childhood BMI Trajectories Linked to COPD

A large cohort study reports that childhood BMI trajectories above average are associated with higher adult COPD risk, ...
PharmiWeb

FRONTIER Hull data reveals 50% diagnosis rate in COPD case-finding programme, and demonstrates targeted diagnostics could save the NHS an estimated £33 million over 10 years1,2*

Congress demonstrated that just under 50% of people assessed through the FRONTIER Hull Programme were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following a previous assessment via ...
Healio

Exacerbation risk factors identified in patients with COPD, no recent exacerbations

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exacerbation risk factors in this population included GERD, chronic bronchitis, high symptom burden and ...
Healio

Patients with COPD, depressive symptoms have worse patient-reported outcomes

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Back to Healio In patients with COPD, depressive ...