title: Health status in COPD: current data and future trends.
abstract: In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, health status is an important outcome for clinicians, the pharmaceutical industry and policy-makers. It has been assessed using both generic and disease-specific questionnaires. The generic questionnaire most frequently used in the context of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the Medical Outcome Study Questionnaire Short Form-36, whereas as the disease-specific Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire has been used extensively to assess the effectiveness of pharmacological interventions, such as b2-agonists, theophylline, inhaled steroids and anticholinergics and the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire has been proved to be a reliable instrument for the assessment of pulmonary rehabilitation programs. An interesting upcoming research direction would be the further involvement of health status in clinical decision-making processes.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Pulmonary Disease, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania. sabinaantoniu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sabina A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Antoniu
authors.forename: Traian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mihaescu
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carone
authors.forename: Claudio F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Donner