The challenges of recruiting never-smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the large population-based Swedish CArdiopulmonary bioImage study (SCAPIS) cohort.
Pernilla SönnerforsPetra Kristina JacobsonAnders AnderssonAnnelie BehndigLeif BjermerAnders BlombergHeléne BlomqvistJonas ErjefältMaria FribergKristina Lamberg LundströmAnna LundborgAndrei MalinovschiHans Lennart PerssonEllen TufvessonÅsa WheelockChrister JansonCarl Magnus SköldPublished in: European clinical respiratory journal (2024)
The challenges of a recruitment process of never-smokers with COPD were shown, including the importance of correct spirometry testing and strict inclusion criteria. Our findings highlight the importance of repeated spirometry assessments for improved accuracy in diagnosing COPD.