Detection of acute deterioration in health status visit among COPD patients by monitoring COPD assessment test score

• Main Authors: Pothirat,C., Chaiwong,W., Limsukon,A., Deesomchok,A., Liwsrisakun,C., Bumroongkit,C., Theerakittikul,T., Phetsuk,N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2015
• Subjects: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Health Policy; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84922382423&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38378
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Pothirat et al. Background: The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test (CAT) could play a role in detecting acute deterioration in health status during monitoring visits in routine clinical practice. Objective: To evaluate the discriminative property of a change in CAT score fr...