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ArticleInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2023

Comparative Study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tools in Primary Healthcare Institutions in Beijing, China.

Xu Yang, Mi Yao, Delu Yin, Na Zhang, Jing Li, Yan Jiang, Rundong Fu, Yi Qian

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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 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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Xu YangDepartment of General Practice, Donghuashi Community Health Service Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0009-9856-2346
Mi YaoDepartment of General Practice, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Delu YinDepartment of Health Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Na ZhangDepartment of General Practice, Donghuashi Community Health Service Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Jing LiDepartment of General Practice, Donghuashi Community Health Service Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yan JiangDepartment of General Practice, Donghuashi Community Health Service Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Rundong FuDepartment of General Practice, Donghuashi Community Health Service Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Yi QianDepartment of General Practice, Donghuashi Community Health Service Center, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high incidence rate in China, but the diagnosis rate remains insufficient. This study aimed to explore and compare COPD screening tools for primary healthcare institutions in China. Purpose: Exploring COPD Screening Tools and Their Combined Use for Primary Healthcare Institutions in China. Patients and Methods: From September 2022 to March 2023, a screening for COPD was conducted among residents aged 35 years and above in primary healthcare institutions in Beijing, China. The screening involved the use of the CAPTURE scale, COPD-SQ scale, and peak expiratory flow rate test. Any positive results from these screening tests were followed by further pulmonary function testing to confirm the diagnosis. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were calculated for each screening tool alone and in combination. Results: A total of 986 individuals completed the screening tests. The positive rates for the CAPTURE scale, COPD-SQ scale, and peak flow meter screening were 41.78%, 29.11%, and 52.03%, respectively. Of the participants, 166 (24.09%) underwent pulmonary function tests, with an average age of 61.69±13.68 years. The peak flow meter screening showed the highest sensitivity (83.78%) when used alone, while the COPD-SQ scale exhibited the best specificity (59.69%), positive predictive value (31.58%), and negative predictive value (58.56%). Significant differences (P<0.05) were observed between any two of the three screening tools. Among the combinations, the peak flow meter screening + COPD-SQ scale showed the highest accuracy, with a Youden index of 0.277 and an AUC of 0.638. Conclusion: There is variation in the accuracy of existing screening tools for COPD when used alone. For primary healthcare institutions, the optimal COPD screening tool is the combination of peak flow meter screening and the COPD-SQ questionnaire. If limited by screening equipment conditions, the COPD-SQ questionnaire can be used alone for screening.

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedBeijingChinaHumansMiddle AgedPeak Expiratory Flow RatePrimary Health Carechronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPDpeak flow rate testprimary health care institutionspulmonary function testsscreening questionnaire

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PMID37608835
PMCPMC10441650

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