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Observational studyAdvances in respiratory medicine2026

COPD Assessment Test Variability as a Predictor of Exacerbations in Patients with COPD: A Prospective Study Using Virtual Assistant Monitoring.

Cristina Aljama, Robson Aparecido Prudente, Ane Lopez-Gonzalez, María Sáez, Suzana E Tanni, Júlia Sampol, Núria Rodés, Yesly Esthepannie Carlos, Mercedes Pallero, Sergi Martí and 6 more

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Cristina AljamaPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6151-4174
Robson Aparecido PrudenteSchool of Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1175-1435
Ane Lopez-GonzalezPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1050-3368
María SáezPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0004-4427-4561
Suzana E TanniSchool of Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu 18618-687, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2587-2759
Júlia SampolPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Núria RodésPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0009-6496-0354
Yesly Esthepannie CarlosPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Mercedes PalleroPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Sergi MartíPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Gerard OrriolsPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Marian RamonPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4856-8442
Galo GranadosPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Cristina EsquinasDepartment of Public Health Nursing, Mental Health and Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Marc MiravitllesPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9850-9520
Miriam BarrechegurenPneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

AstraZeneca (Spain)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although short-term CAT score variability has been associated with COPD exacerbations, evidence supporting its integration into virtual assistant-based monitoring remains limited. The aim of this study was to assess the short-term variability in CAT scores using a virtual management tool in patients with COPD and to examine its relationship with the prediction of exacerbations. A prospective observational single-center study was conducted in patients aged >35 with COPD and an exacerbator phenotype (≥2 outpatient exacerbations or ≥1 hospitalization in the previous year). Follow-up was performed weekly, including the CAT questionnaire, through calls were conducted by the virtual assistant Tucuvi Health Manager

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Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexSurveys and Questionnaireschronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD assessment testdigital health monitoringexacerbationssymptom variability

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PMID42776698
PMCPMC13600052

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