Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are diagnosed only after significant loss of lung function or during exacerbations.
AIMS: This study is part of a multi-method approach to develop a new screening instrument for identifying undiagnosed, clinically significant COPD in primary care.
METHODS: Subjects with varied histories of COPD diagnosis, risk factors and history of exacerbations were recruited through five US clinics (four pulmonary, one primary care). Phase I: Eight focus groups and six telephone interviews were conducted to elicit descriptions of risk factors for COPD, recent or historical acute respiratory events, and symptoms to inform the development of candidate items for the new questionnaire. Phase II: A new cohort of subjects participated in cognitive interviews to assess and modify candidate items. Two peak expiratory flow (PEF) devices (electronic, manual) were assessed for use in screening.
RESULTS: Of 77 subjects, 50 participated in Phase I and 27 in Phase II. Six themes informed item development: exposure (smoking, second-hand smoke); health history (family history of lung problems, recurrent chest infections); recent history of respiratory events (clinic visits, hospitalisations); symptoms (respiratory, non-respiratory); impact (activity limitations); and attribution (age, obesity). PEF devices were rated easy to use; electronic values were significantly higher than manual (P
CONCLUSIONS: Forty-eight candidate items are ready for quantitative testing to select the best, smallest set of questions that, together with PEF, can efficiently identify patients in need of diagnostic evaluation for clinically significant COPD.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-16-2015
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.24
Funding Information
Funding for this work was provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute NHLBI: R01 HL 114055. Additional support was provided by NHLBI:R01 HL089856 and R01 HL089897.
Repository Citation
Leidy, Nancy K.; Kim, Katherine; Bacci, Elizabeth D.; Yawn, Barbara P.; Mannino, David M.; Thomashow, Byron M.; Barr, R. Graham; Rennard, Stephen I.; Houfek, Julia F.; Han, Meilan K.; Meldrum, Catherine A.; Make, Barry J.; Bowler, Russ P.; Steenrod, Anna W.; Murray, Lindsey T.; Walsh, John W.; and Martinez, Fernando, "Identifying Cases of Undiagnosed, Clinically Significant COPD in Primary Care: Qualitative Insight from Patients in the Target Population" (2015). Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health Faculty Publications. 36.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pmeh_facpub/36
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, v. 25, article 15024, p. 1-8.
Additional members of the High-Risk-COPD Screening Study Group contributed to this article. A full listing of group members can be found on the article or at http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjpcrm.2015.24
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