Does the BODE index correlate with quality of life in patients with COPD?
J Bras Pneumol
; 36(4): 447-52, 2010.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20835591
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the Body mass index, airway Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise capacity (BODE) index correlates with health-related quality of life in patients with COPD. METHODS: We evaluated 42 patients with COPD, quantifying the following: lung function parameters; anthropometric variables; exercise capacity, with the six-minute walk test; dyspnea, with the modified Medical Research Council (MRC) scale; the BODE index; and quality of life, with the modified Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (mSGRQ). Patients were divided into two groups by disease severity: FEV1 >or= 50% and FEV1 < 50%. RESULTS: The mean BODE index was 2.58 ± 1.17 and 4.15 ± 1.81, respectively, for the FEV1 >or= 50% and FEV1 < 50% groups. There was a significant difference between the groups in terms of FEV1 and the FEV1/FVC ratio. There were moderate to significant correlations between the BODE index scores and all of the mSGRQ domains in the group of patients with FEV1 <50%. CONCLUSIONS: The BODE index score correlated with the scores of all of the mSGRQ domains in COPD patients with FEV1 < 50%. Therefore, COPD patients with FEV1 < 50% die sooner and have a poorer quality of life.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Tolerância ao Exercício
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Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica
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Dispneia
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
J Bras Pneumol
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil