Quality of life and COPD

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Pages: 168
ISBN : 978-2-7420-0550-5
Printed in: French

A book written in French
- Preface
- Foreword
- Why look at quality of life in COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?
Quality of life: from theory to reality
- Quality of life related to health: definition and measurement
- Deficiency, incapacity and disability according to the WHO: the place of quality of life
COPD: a widespread, chronic disease
- A natural history of COPD
- The systemic effects of COPD
- Repercussions of COPD on everyday activities: mechanisms and measurements
- How chronic illness affects doctor-patient relations
The concept and measurement of quality of life as applied to COPD
- Quality of life in COPD
- What is a clinically significant difference in quality of life?
- Taking quality of life into account in procedures for registering new drugs
Practical aspects
- How to read an article on quality of life