Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cognitive functioning
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
CIRO+, centre of expertise for chronic organ failure
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Diagnosis: COPD according to the Global Initiative For Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) definition. Matched control group: 1. Partner, brother or sister of an included patient; 2. Smoking status comparable with smoking status form included patient (current smoker; non smoker; former smoker).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: 1. Patient is not clinically stable during 4 weeks preceding enrolment; 2. Previous diagnosis of dementia; 3. Patient does not speak Dutch well enough to participate; 4. At the moment of testing, patients who were referred by their general practitioner but are also treated by a chest physician or are currently referred for pulmonary rehabilitation; 5. At the moment of testing, patients who were referred by the chest physician but are also referred for pulmonary rehabilitation. Matched control group: 1. Diagnoses of COPD or Asthma; 2. Previous diagnosis of dementia; 3. Participant does not speak Dutch well enough to participate; 4. Age of the matched control differ more than 10 years from the age of the patient for who he/she was matched; 5. Level of education of the matched control differ more than 3 levels from the level of education for who he/she was matched.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Raw scores on the different subtest of the neuropsychological test battery and 5 compound scores for different cognitive domains. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Demographics, clinical characteristics, problematic activities of daily life, patient information needs, enablement to participate as an active partner in health care and expectations and views of the caregiver with respect to participation of the patient as an active partner in health care. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactCandy Gijsen
Postbus 4080
Outcome results
None listed