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Health-related Quality of Life in COPD patients before and after Pulmonary Rehabilitation

CBE ID
0700
1.4 Project
Patient Experience and Function
Endorsement Status
Endorsement Removed
1.1 New or Maintenance
Maintenance
Previous Endorsement Cycle
Fall 2017
Is Under Review
No
1.3 Measure Description

The percentage of patients with COPD who are found to improve their health-related quality of life score (HRQoL) as measured by a valid and reliable instrument after participating in pulmonary rehabilitation
(PR).

    • 1.14 Numerator

      Number of patients with clinician diagnosed COPD who have participated in PR and have been found to improve their HRQOL score by the minimum clinical important difference (MCID) as measured by the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ), St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), or the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) at the beginning and the end of PR.

    • 1.15 Denominator

      All patients with clinician diagnosed COPD at PR program entry who completed one of the 3 valid and reliable HRQoL instruments at the beginning and end of PR during the measurement period.

    • Exclusions

      • Inability to read and/or write in order to complete the HRQoL instrument
      • Presence of cognitive or neuropsychiatric impairment that impairs the patient´s ability to answer the CRQ, SGRQ, or CAT.
      • Patients who have not completed at least 10 PR sessions within 3 months of program entry
      • Patients with diagnosed pulmonary vascular disease (i.e., pulmonary hypertension) or other primary lung disease process (i.e., lung cancer).

    • Most Recent Endorsement Activity
      Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed Patient Experience and Function Fall Cycle 2017
      Initial Endorsement
      Last Updated
      Removal Date
    • Steward
      American Association of Cardiovascular Pulmonary Rehabilitation
      Steward Organization POC Email
      [email protected]