Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative

Crooks, Michael G.; Thompson, Joanne L; Cummings, Helena; Watkins, Karen; Jackson, Nicola; Platten, Shaneen; Evans, Cheryl; Faruqi, Shoaib

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often goes unrecognised resulting in people living with the disease without a diagnosis. We investigated the characteristics, symptom burden and flow of participants in a community COPD screening initiative. Screening was undertaken during four events over 2-weeks. Participants completed symptom questionnaires and FEV-1/FEV-6 measurement. Patients with FEV-1

Citation

Crooks, M. G., Thompson, J. L., Cummings, H., Watkins, K., Jackson, N., Platten, S., …Faruqi, S. (2019). Hidden morbidity: the results of a collaborative community chronic obstructive pulmonary disease screening initiative. Clinical Respiratory Journal, 13(1), 43-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.12978

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 2, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Dec 2, 2018
• Publication Date: 2019-01
• Deposit Date: Dec 12, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 3, 2019
• Journal: Clinical Respiratory Journal
• Print ISSN: 1752-6981
• Electronic ISSN: 1752-699X
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 13
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 43-49
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.12978
• Keywords: Case finding; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Screening; Spirometry
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1179541
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/crj.12978