Performance of alternative COPD case-finding tools: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Elena SchniedersElyesa ÜnalVolker Winkler Pascal Zabré Valérie R Louis Olaf Horstick Florian Neuhann Andreas Deckert

Published in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2021)

The CDQ and the COPD-PS questionnaire were approximately equally accurate tools. Questionnaires ensured testing of symptomatic patients, but micro-spirometers were more accurate. A combination could increase accuracy but was not evaluated in the meta-analysis.

Keyphrases

systematic review
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
lung function
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
high resolution
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
psychometric properties
cross sectional