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Detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary health care: role of spirometry and respiratory symptoms

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Objective - To evaluate the role of spirometry and respiratory symptoms in the detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary health care. Design - A cross-sectional study. Setting - A primary health centre in Landskrona, southern Sweden. Subjects - 164 subjects who in 1992 had answered a postal questionnaire concerning obstructive pulmonary diseases and respiratory symptoms. They were aged 45-64 years, with a mean of 55 years. Main outcome measures - In 1997, the subjects were invited to perform a spirometry and a medical examination and to answer the same questionnaire as in 1992. Subjects with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) <85% of the predicted normal value performed reversibility tests. Results - 131 subjects participated in the examinations. 15 subjects (11.5%) were diagnosed as having COPD. Only three of them had been previously diagnosed as having a respiratory disease. Many commonly occurring respiratory symptoms were associated with a reduction in FEV1. Conclusions - Spirometry examinations in primary health care improve the probability of detecting COPD. A spirometry examination should be considered for patients with respiratory symptoms. It should also be considered for middle-aged smokers, even if they are symptom-free.

Avdelning/ar

Publiceringsår

1999

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

232-237

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volym

17

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Nyckelord

  • spirometry
  • respiratory symptoms
  • primary health care
  • COPD

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Geriatric Medicine

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0281-3432