0.7 in the symptoms, activity and impact scales, and >0.9 in the overall scale. Symptom scale score was significantly higher among males (11.6 versus 7.8; p<0.01) and activity scale score was significantly higher among females (12.2 versus 14.6; p=0.04). In a multiple linear regression model, respiratory diseases (asthma and COPD) and FEV1 % over pred showed the strongest association with the SGRQ total score. Smoking, sex, age and education were independently associated with the total SGRQ score. These results indicate that individuals from the general population presented some of the problems that are important when measuring health-related quality of life in respiratory patients, and provide St George's Respiratory Questionnaire norms, a useful method for interpreting the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire score in a given patient or study samples.">

Interpretation of quality of life scores from the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire

Ferrer M., Villasante C., Alonso J., Sobradillo V., Gabriel R., Vilagut G., Masa J.F., Viejo J.L., Jimenez-Ruiz C.A., Miravitlles M.

Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 19: 405-413
Journal Issue: March
Disease area: Airway diseases

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