The importance of early COPD diagnosis during a smoking cessation program

نویسندگان

  • Eleni Ischaki
  • Eleni Litsiou
  • Vasiliki Saltagianni
  • Ioanna Nikoloutsou
  • Aikaterini Tsoutsa
  • Andreas Asimakos
  • Spyros Zakynthinos
  • Paraskevi Katsaounou
چکیده

Background Many patients with mild–moderate COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), are asymptomatic. Since expressed symptoms are usually mild and mostly attributed to age, they are often underestimated [1,2]. Thus early COPD patients usually remain undiagnosed [3]. The aim of the study is to evaluate the rates of undiagnosed COPD cases in early stages of the disease (stage I and II according to GOLD classification), [4] in our smoking cessation program and to assess the effectiveness of COPD diagnosis as a motivational tool for quitting smoking.

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دوره 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014