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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2023

Different Case Finding Approaches to Optimise COPD Diagnosis: Evidence from the RADICALS Trial.

Nawar Alotaibi, Brigitte M Borg, Michael J Abramson, Eldho Paul, Nicholas Zwar, Grant Russell, Sally Wilson, Anne E Holland, Billie Bonevski, Ajay Mahal and 1 more

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Article in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Diagnostic performance of FEVChronic respiratory disease
    Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Nawar AlotaibiCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3466-6866
Brigitte M BorgRespiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Michael J AbramsonSchool of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9954-0538
Eldho PaulSchool of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1263-7255
Nicholas ZwarFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia.
Grant RussellDepartment of General Practice, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3773-2355
Sally WilsonCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Anne E HollandRespiratory Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Billie BonevskiCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8505-622X
Ajay MahalThe Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7246-3261
Johnson GeorgeCentre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Monash University · AUAlfred Health · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUBond University · AUFlinders University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: Diagnosis of COPD in primary care is hindered by underuse of spirometry. Case finding using validated symptom and health status questionnaires, and simple handheld devices in high-risk populations may improve diagnosis. This study aimed to determine the best combination of measures to optimise COPD diagnosis in the primary care setting. Methods: We recruited 335 current or ex-smokers, including those with an established diagnosis of COPD from general practices. Participants' FEV Results: FEV Conclusion: Handheld micro-spirometers can facilitate case finding of COPD in smokers and ex-smokers attending general practice. The fixed ratio criterion currently recommended by COPD-X guidelines offers the simplest method for diagnosing COPD in Australian primary care.

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AsthmaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAustraliaForced Expiratory VolumeHumansRespiratory Function TestsSpirometrycase findingCOPDdiagnosisprimary care

Identifiers

PMID37492489
PMCPMC10364814
OpenAlexW4384831611

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