TY - JOUR
T1 - Defining Patient-Reported Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The Patient-Centered Experience
AU - Singer, Jonathan P.
AU - Yusen, Roger D.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with COPD experience impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and disability. However, many challenges exist in the evolving field of HRQOL measurement and interpretation. This article defines HRQOL, discusses instruments used to measure HRQOL, and reviews related literature.
AB - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with COPD experience impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and disability. However, many challenges exist in the evolving field of HRQOL measurement and interpretation. This article defines HRQOL, discusses instruments used to measure HRQOL, and reviews related literature.
KW - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
KW - Disability
KW - Health-related quality of life
KW - Patient-reported outcomes
KW - Utility
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863842636&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.mcna.2012.05.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22793944
AN - SCOPUS:84863842636
SN - 0025-7125
VL - 96
SP - 767
EP - 787
JO - Medical Clinics of North America
JF - Medical Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -