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We have shown that COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a simple tool for evaluation of quality of life in chronic respiratory disease.
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Why is it important?
COPD is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease with pulmonary and extra-pulmonary side effects. The main purpose of therapy is improvement of symptoms and life quality, thus COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a simple tool for evaluation of quality of life and treatment efficacy in out-patients clinics and hospitalized COPD patients.
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I would like this article has sufficient reason to selection of COPD Assessment Test (CAT) questionnaire in evaluation of COPD patients. I hope every reader find this article interesting.
Hassan Ghobadi
Ardebil University of Medical Sciences
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This page is a summary of: COPD assessment test (CAT): simple tool for evaluating quality of life of chemical warfare patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, The Clinical Respiratory Journal, November 2013, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12047.
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