ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2014
The concept of control of COPD in clinical practice.
Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.
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- Exploring Clinical Control of COPD: Insights From a Portuguese Outpatient Population.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Is Disease Stability an Attainable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Goal?American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Review
- Addressing the Most Critical Challenges in COPD: An Expert Review of Emotional, Economic, and Evidence-Based Perspectives.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Review
- Predictors of Clinical Stability and Mortality in COPD: A Longitudinal Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
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- COPD Clinical Control: predictors and long-term follow-up of the CHAIN cohort.Respiratory research · 2021Observational
- A Simplified Algorithm for the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of COPD in Routine Primary Care Practice.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Article
- Relationship Between Clinical Control, Respiratory Symptoms and Quality of Life for Patients with COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Observational
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- Degree of control of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain: SINCON study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2018Article
- Is aclidinium alone or combined with a LABA a rational choice for symptomatic COPD patients?Respiratory research · 2017Review
- When is dual bronchodilation indicated in COPD?International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2017Review
- A review of national guidelines for management of COPD in Europe.The European respiratory journal · 2016Review
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Abstract
Treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires a personalized approach according to the clinical characteristics of the patients, the level of severity, and the response to the different therapies. Furthermore, patients with the same level of severity measured by the degree of airflow obstruction or even with multidimensional indices may have very different symptoms and limitations for daily activities. The concept of control has been extensively developed in asthma but has not been defined in COPD. Here, we propose a definition of COPD control based on the concepts of impact and stability. Impact is a cross-sectional concept that can be measured by questionnaires such as the COPD Assessment Test or the Clinical COPD Questionnaire. Alternatively, impact can be assessed by the degree of dyspnea, the use of rescue medication, the level of physical activity, and sputum color. Stability is a longitudinal concept that requires the absence of exacerbations and deterioration in the aforementioned variables or in the COPD Assessment Test or Clinical COPD Questionnaire scores. Control is defined by low impact (adjusted for severity) and stability. The concept of control in COPD can be useful in the decision making regarding an increase or decrease in medication in the stable state.
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