Abstract
We evaluated whether a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) with adjusted weights for the CAT items could better predict future respiratory-related hospitalizations than the original CAT. Two focus groups (respiratory nurses and physicians) generated two adjusted CAT algorithms. Two multivariate logistic regression models for infrequent (1/year) future respiratory-related hospitalizations were defined: one with the adjusted CAT score that correlated best with future hospitalizations and one with the original CAT score. Patient characteristics related to future hospitalizations ( p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 72-84 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Chronic respiratory disease |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |