Assessment and outcomes in patients with chronic airway obstruction

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Escarrabill (L'Hospitalet, Spain), M. Morgan (Leicester, United Kingdom)

Psychological distress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients F. Karadag, H. Ozcan, M. Eskin, A. B. Karul, E. Ceylan, Y. Tufek, O. Cildag (Aydin, Turkey)
Assessment of relation among emotional status, pulmonary function test, exercise performance, and quality of life in patients with COPD G. Ulubay, S. Sarinc Ulasli, B. Akinci, A. Görek, S. Akcay (Ankara, Turkey)
An evaluation of the effects of cognitive behavioural therapy on quality of life and anxiety and depression in COPD patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation J. Quinn, M. Lawlor (Dublin, Ireland)
Dynamic hyperinflation during 6MWT in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M. Satake, T. Shioya, H. Takahashi, K. Sugawara, C. Kasai, N. Kiyokawa, T. Watanabe, S. Fujii, M. Honma (Akita, Japan)
A comparison of exercise capacity results from cardiopulmonary exercise test, shuttle walk and treadmill tests after pulmonary rehabilitation R. O‘Farrell, A. El-Gammal, A. O‘Mahony, A. Donnelly, N. Brennan, T. O‘Connor (Cork, Ireland)
Determinants of health-related quality of life in patients with COPD and chronic respiratory failure M. Duiverman, G. Bladder, J. Wempe, H. Kerstjens, P. Wijkstra (Groningen, Netherlands)
Bristol COPD knowledge questionnaire (BCKQ): outcomes in community and hospital based programs compared J. James, P. Walker, S. Barr, V. Sandrey, D. Smith (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Evaluation of change in fatigue after pulmonary rehabilitation programme in COPD patients A. Lewko, M. Spencer, R. Garrod (London, Greenford, United Kingdom)
Nutritional status is better related with W-max than with walking distance, in COPD-patients R. Hallin, H. Arnardottir, R. Olsson, S. Brandt, F. Slinde, M. Emtner, G. Boman, C. Janson (Uppsala, Skovde, Sweden)
Use of spirometry for case-finding of obstructive pulmonary disorders in Belgium E. Derom, J. Buffels, M. Decramer, V. Ninane, G. Liistro (Ghent, Leuven, Brussels, Belgium)
Validation study of the CRQ self-administered standarized in Spanish language V. Laura, G. Rosa, M. Fatima, S. Merce, S. Francesca, G. Gordon, S. Holguer J (Barcelona, Spain; Roma, Italy; Hamilton, ON, Canada; Buffalo, NY, United States Of America)
²DOSE² index in severe COPD S. Jones, P. Farrar, M. Poland, C. Warburton, P. Calverley, L. Davies (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Does pulmonary rehabilitation modify the language of dyspnea in patients with COPD? R. Bianchi, F. Gigliotti, C. Castellani, M. G. Bertolini, E. Del Dotto, I. Romagnoli, B. Lanini, B. Binazzi, L. Stendardi, G. Scano (Pozzolatico-Impruneta-Firenze, Italy)
Prevalence, severity and treatment of mental health problems in Australian COPD patients P. Cafarella, P. Frith (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Does the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reflect on the outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation? I. Pantou, M. Harikiopoulou, M. Mpletsa, H. Vey, H. Rekleiti, A. Kokolios, E. Karagani, I. Arapis, E. Tsarouha, P. Michalopoulou, E. Kalogirou, G. Birba, T. Gregoratou, A. Geroyianni, E. Kosmas (Athens, Greece)
Correlation between anxiety and depression and quality of life in COPD M. E. Dominguez, R. A. Sandoval, O. Baños (Mexico City, Mexico)
Long-term outcome determinants in end-stage respiratory failure on home oxygen therapy and/or non-invasive ventilation C. Pison, C. Pichard, I. Court-Fortuné, H. Roth, F. Coste, L. Cynober, M. Gérard-Boncompain, L. Molano, A. Cuvelier, J. P. Laaban, J. C. Melchior, J. C. Raphaël, T. Loret, N. Cano (Grenoble, Saint Etienne, Marseille, Paris, Lyon, Rouen,
Leg fatigue induced by an exercise training session in patients with COPD D. Saey, C. Burtin, R. Gosselink, M. Decramer, T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
BODE-index and physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S. Savci, H. Arikan, D. Inal-Ince, M. Saglam, M. Bosnak-Guclu, L. Coplu, B. Ergan-Arsava (Ankara, Turkey)