Quality of Life and Limitations in Daily Life of Stable COPD Outpatients in a Real-World Setting in Austria - Results from the CLARA Project.

In Austria, the burden of disease in COPD outpatients tends to be underestimated in patients with milder airway obstruction and less exacerbations and overestimated in patients with more severe airway obstruction and frequent exacerbations. Our finding suggests that validated assessment of global health status might decrease these differences of perception.