Assessing health-related quality of life in COPD: comparing generic and disease-specific instruments with focus on comorbidities

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) influences different aspects of patient’s health-related quality of life (HRQL). While disease-specific HRQL instruments focus on symptoms and functional impairment...

Source: BMC Pulmonary Medicine - May 10, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Margarethe E. Wacker, Rudolf A. Jörres, Annika Karch, Sarah Wilke, Joachim Heinrich, Stefan Karrasch, Armin Koch, Holger Schulz, Henrik Watz, Reiner Leidl, Claus Vogelmeier and Rolf Holle Source Type: research