International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · May 2009
Multicenter StudyImpact of COPD severity on physical disability and daily living activities: EDIP-EPOC I and EDIP-EPOC II studies.
The severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated to patients' health-related quality of life (HRQL). Physical impairment increasingly affects daily activities creating economic, social and personal burden for patients and their families. This burden should be considered in the management of COPD patients; therefore, we intended to assess the impact of the disease severity on physical disability and daily activities. ⋯ COPD severity is highly associated with physical disability by MRC grading, with functionality on daily activities and with impairment of other social and clinical activities. Moderate COPD patients show already a significant degree of impairment in all these parameters.