Functional outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a multivariate analysis

Conclusions: The results indicate that the outcomes, while based on functioning parameters in COPD patients, could be partly explained by the personal and clinical factors analyzed, especially by the symptoms assessed by the SGRQ. Thus, it appears that the health conditions of these patients cannot be described by isolated variables, including pulmonary function parameters.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research