Journal of Lung Diseases & Treatment

Katsura H

Publications

• Research Article
  The Development and Validation of a New Questionnaire to Address theGap between the Actual and Desired States in COPD Patients
  Author(s): Motegi T, Takahashi T, Katsura H, Ichinose M and Nagai AMotegi T, Takahashi T, Katsura H, Ichinose M and Nagai A
  
  Background: Numerous quality of life (QOL) assessment tools are available for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, most only focus on the patient’s actual state, and very few assess the patient’s desired state. Objective: To develop a questionnaire that can assess COPD patients’ desired states and to verify the usefulness of the findings. Methods: We interviewed COPD patients to identify components that best reflected the patients’ desired movement/activities. Two types of questionnaires were created with each component intended for self-assessment by actual and desired states. The revised questionnaire included the appropriate components based on the results of the preliminary survey. A multicenter study was performed using the final questionnaire. Results: We selected 32 components of the patients’ desired movement/activi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2472-1018.1000113

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