title: [The Patient Questionnaire "Monitoring of Exacerbation Probability (MEP)"].
abstract: Exacerbations determine the disease process in COPD often decisively, whereas their detection and documentation has not been established satisfactory yet. For this purpose, a simple short Patient Questionnaire with a maximum of five positive answers was developed and evaluated. Values of 2 or more positive responses amplify the signal for an exacerbation, while with the presence of only 1 positive response a potential, but not a likely exacerbation must be considered. The MEP is well suited for a continuous documentation in computer-based administration systems.
authors.affiliation: Wissenschaftliches Netzwerk des Bundesverbandes der Pneumologen/BdP (WinPneu).
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hering
authors.affiliation: Wissenschaftliches Netzwerk des Bundesverbandes der Pneumologen/BdP (WinPneu).
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andres
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D057566:Self Report; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires