Evaluation of the functional status of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via the modeling approach

Conclusions: The COPD-specific functional status model should prove to be an effective and beneficial tool for issues such as treatment maintenance and for the preservation or improvement of patients ’ quality of life. [Ethiop.J. Health Dev. 2019; 33(2):81-87]Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, functional status, functional performance, functional capacity, structural equation modeling
Source: Ethiopian Journal of Health Development - Category: African Health Source Type: research