Comparison of the Diagnostic Performance of Five Clinical Questionnaires for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Alirio Rodrigo Bastidas GoyesEduardo Andrés Tuta-QuinteroJosé S AriasDiana CufiñoDiana MoyaDaniel MartinFaure RodríguezCarolina Aponte-MurciaDoris M PumarejoMaria A BejaranoGeraldine OspinaLina M MoralesAdriana M PortellaMaria D BarragánDaniela A ÁlvarezJosé M HernándezPublished in: Canadian respiratory journal (2023)
The CDQ, COPD-PS, LFQ, PUMA, and COULD IT BE COPD questionnaires have acceptable performance for the diagnosis of COPD together with low sensitivity and specificity. Therefore, its use must be complemented with other diagnostic tests or techniques such as pulmonary function tests.