Background The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a valid disease-specific questionnaire measuring health status. However, knowledge concerning its use regarding patient and disease characteristics remains limited. Our main objective was to assess the degree to which the CAT score varies and can ...
The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is utilised to evaluate the treatment outcome regarding the health status in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). However, the ability of the CAT to evaluate the lung‐specific quality of life in systemic sclerosis‐associated interstitial lung disease (SSc‐ILD) ...
Clinical application of the COPD assessment test (CAT) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisNursing for older people includes promotion of health, prevention of illness, relief of suffering and care at the end of life at home, in nursing homes or in hospital. Older people are often ...
The COPD Assessment Test (CAT): short- and medium-term response to pulmonary rehabilitation. Background: The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a recently introduced instrument to assess health-related quality of life in COPD. We aimed to evaluate the l... JW Dodd,PL Marns,AL Clark,... - 《...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Moroccan Arabic dialect version of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) in screening for COPD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in primary care facilities in Morocco, involving participants aged 40 a...
The objective of this study was to assess the validity and performance of the Arabic and Turkish versions of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) for evaluating the severity and impact of COPD symptoms. The data were obtained from the BREATHE study in the Middle East and North Africa region, a la...
When the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) was developed, one of its aims was to aid the communication between physician and patient about the impact of COPD. We developed a novel study design to assess this in a primary care consultation. Primary care physicians across five countries in Europe ...
When the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) was developed, one of its aims was to aid the communication between physician and patient about the impact of COPD. We developed a novel study design to assess this in a primary care consultation. Primary care physicians across five countries in Europe ...
Background The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is responsive to change in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) has not been established. We aimed to identify the MCID for the CAT using anchor-based and distribution-base...
You’ll answer some questions, either on the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) or the Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC). CAT scores range from 0 to 40, and mMRC scores have five grades. For example, if you report that you only get winded when you do hardexercise, you might have mMRC ...