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KMID : 0383820110710040271
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2011 Volume.71 No. 4 p.271 ~ p.277
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The Usefulness of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Assessment Test
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Kim Yu-Eun
Lee Sang-Soo
Kim Cha-Young
Lee Seung-Hun
Lim Su-Jin
Cho Yu-Ji
Jeong Yi-Yeong
Kim Ho-Cheol
Hwang Young-Sil
Lee Jong-Deog
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Abstract
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Background: A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) has recently been developed as a short and simple method for assessing the quality of life in COPD patients. The object of this study was to assess the usefulness of the Korean version of the CAT for assessing COPD patients in an outpatient clinic.
Materials and Methods : The study included 60 COPD patients in a stable state from an outpatient clinic. The authors investigated the frequency of acute exacerbation during aprevious year through reviewing medical records. We evaluated the spirometry test, a 6-min walk distance test, and obtained the MMRC dyspnea scale, the Korean version of the CAT, and the BODE index at the time of visit. To assess the usefulness of the CAT, correlations between the CAT and other methods were evaluated.
Results: The mean age of patients was 68.3±8.6 years and 95% of patients were male. There was a significant correlation between the CAT score and FEV1% (r=?0.323, p=0.012), the frequency of acute exacerbation (r=0.292, p=0.024), the MMRC dyspnea scale (r=0.554, p＜0.001), the BODE index (r=0.380, p=0.003), and 6 MWD (r= ?0.372, p=0.004). The mean CAT score increased according to the GOLD stage (stage 1, 10.7±4.5; stage 2, 13.1±7.9; stage 3, 16.3±6.2; stage 4, 16.5±14.8; p=0.746).
Conclusion: The CAT was shown to be useful for the assessment of COPD severity. Therefore, the CAT is an easily applied and simple method for assessing COPD severity in an outpatient clinic.
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KEYWORD
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Body Mass Index, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Disease Progression, Quality of Life
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