Clinical phenotypes and heath-related quality of life of COPD patients in a rural setting in Malaysia – a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Chai, Chee Shee, Sumastika, Mos, Ng, Diana Leh-Ching, Goh, Greta Miranda Kim Choo, Su, Anselm Ting, Muhammad Amin, Ibrahim, Aisya Natasya, Musa, Tan, Seng Beng, Pang, Yong Kek, Liam, Chong Kin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2020
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32047/1/Chai%20Chee%20Shee.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32047/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01295-4
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Background: The Spanish chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) guideline phenotypes patients according to the exacerbation frequency and COPD subtypes. In this study, we compared the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) according to their COPD phenotypes. Methods: This was a cro...