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  1. Article
  2. Source: Campus Sanofi
  3. 31 Oct 2024
3 min

Quality of life and symptom measurement in COPD patients

Author: Sanofi Editorial Team

  
Woman coughing - quality of life COPD

The SGRQ measures the qualitative impact of COPD1,2

Some domains evaluated by the SGRQ include1,2:

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Cough

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Sputum production

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Breathlessness

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Wheezing

      

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Exacerbations

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Work activities

Daily activities*

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Medication use

*Such as walking upstairs or getting dressed.

E-RS:COPD assesses COPD symptoms3,4,b

Some domains evaluated by the E-RS:COPD include3,4:

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Breathlessness

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Cough & Sputum 

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Chest symptoms

Additional Attributes (tired or weak, sleep disturbance, scared or worried)

This is not an exhaustive list of items evaluated by the SGRQ and E-RS:COPD.

a The SGRQ is a 50-item questionnaire designed to measure the qualitative impact of COPD on overall health , daily life, and perceived well-being. Higher scores mean greater disease severity.1,2
b E-RS:COPD is an 11-item patient-reported derivative tool that measures the effect of treatment on respiratory symptom severity in patients with stable COPD . Higher scores mean greater disease severity. 3,4


COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; E-RS:COPD, Evaluating Respiratory Symptoms in COPD; QoL, quality of life; SGRQ, St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire

References
  1. St Georges' University of London. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD patients (SGRQ-C). 2003. Available at https://www.sgul.ac.uk/research/research-operations/research-administration/st-georges-respiratory-questionnaire/docs/SGRQ-C-English-version.pdf. Accessed 23/07/2024.
  2. St. George's University of London. SGRQ Manual March 2022. Available at https://www.sgul.ac.uk/research/research-operations/research-administration/st-georges-respiratory-questionnaire/docs/SGRQ-Manual-March-2022.pdf. Accessed 23/07/2024
  3. Leidy NK, et al. Performance of the EXAcerbations of chronic pulmonary disease tool patient-reported outcome measure in three clinical trials of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014;11:316-25.
  4. Evidera website. EXACT and E-RS:COPD content. Available at https://www.evidera.com/what-we-do/patient-centered-research/coa-instrument-management-services/exact-program/exact-content/ Accessed 23/07/2024.
  5. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2024 report). Available at  https://goldcopd.org/2024-gold-report/ Accessed 23/07/2024

MAT-XU-2402877 (v2.0) Date of Preparation: October 2024