Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universiteit Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients: *Diagnosis: COPD according to the Global Initiative For Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) definition. ;Matched control group: *partner, brother or sister of an included patient *smoking status comparable with smoking status form included patient (current smoker; non smoker; former smoker).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: *Patient is not clinically stable during 4 weeks preceding enrolment *Previous diagnosis of dementia *Patient does not speak Dutch well enough to participate *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. *At the moment of testing, patients who were referred by the chest physician but are also referred for pulmonary rehabilitation. ;Matched control group: *Diagnoses of COPD or Asthma *Previous diagnosis of dementia *Participant does not speak Dutch well enough to participate *Age of the matched control differ more than 10 years from the age of the patient for who he/she was matched *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 the cognitive domains: motor speed, memory, cognitive flexibility, planning and general cognitive functioning (cognitive index). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| *demographics: age, level of education and social status; *clinical characteristics: -general psychological functioning: Symptom Checklist-90, Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Utrecht coping list, Dutch personality questionnaire en St George's Respiratory Questionnaire. -other clinical characteristics: blood gasses, comorbidities (Charlson comorbidity index), pulmonary function, diffusion capacity, saturation measure, Obstructief Slaap Apneu Syndroom, medication, oxygen therapy, smoking behaviour, Body Mass Index, knowlegde about the lung disease and exercise capacity (6-minute walking distance test). *problematic activities of daily life ( *Canadian Occupational Performance Measure*). * patient information needs (Lung Information Needs Questionnaire). * enablement to participate as an active partner in health care (Patient Enablement Instrument en Partner in Health scale); * expectations and views of the caregiver with respect to participation of the patient as an active partner in health care (Clinician Support for Patient Activation Measure]). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed