title: Health status during hospitalisations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: the validity of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire.
abstract: Hospitalisations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are characterised by a significant worsening of the respiratory symptoms which can impair the health status (HS). However little is known on the HS behaviour during such events. Prospective study evaluating the validity of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) as a HS measure in hospitalisations for COPD exacerbations. The CCQ total score (CCQ-T) correlated with EQ-VAS (-0.51, p < 0.0001), was able to discriminate between longer and shorter duration hospitalisation (CCQ-T 3.83 vs 3.03, respectively p = 0.001), had a Cronbach-α of 0.86, and improved significantly over the hospitalisation period (CCQ-T on day 7 of hospitalisation 2.55 vs 3.77 at baseline, p < 0.0001). CCQ is an excellent tool for the assessment of the HS dynamics in hospitalisations for COPD exacerbations.
authors.affiliation: Grigore T Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania.
authors.forename: Sabina A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Antoniu
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puiu
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zaharia
authors.forename: Doina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Azoicai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires