Efficacy of a Self-Designed Questionnaire for Community Screening of COPD

• DOI: 10.2147/copd.s359098
• Publication Date: 2022-06-13T23:05:51Z
• Authors: Shuang Yang; Xin Yin; Yanan Zhang; Hanwei Zhao; Zixuan Zheng; Junqing Li; Xiaoying Hu; Juan Xie; Zhijun Jie; Na Wang; Jindong Shi
• Keywords: Adult; Male; China; RC705-779; spirometry; International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; screening questionnaire; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 3. Good health; roc curve; Diseases of the respiratory system; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Spirometry; Surveys and Questionnaires; gender; Humans; Mass Screening; Female; Original Research

To evaluate the screening efficacy of a self-designed questionnaire for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and potential gender disparity in its efficacy.A questionnaire, COPD Screening Questionnaire-Minhang (COPD-MH), was designed with reference to self-scored population screener (COPD-PS) (COPD-SQ), incorporating characteristics local Shanghai, China. The revised included only five questions. Each question scored 0-4, highest total score 20. COPD-PS COPD-SQ comprised 5 7 questions, respectively. Their scoring criteria were not consecutive integers and, thus, easily counted. COPD-MH focused on symptoms, each item set same answers convenience. conducted among residents over 40 years old community Shanghai using three aforementioned questionnaires. participant also received spirometry tests. A receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve drawn, area under (AUC) calculated assess validity questionnaire.A 1197 Minhang District completed screening. 1023 participants finally analysis detected prevalence 12.4% COPD. best cut-off values COPD-PS, COPD-SQ, 4, 16, points, AUCs these questionnaires >0.5, but sensitivity higher than those COPD-SQ. 80.77% males 77.5% females. had diagnostic efficiency gender-specific values.The is comparable less time-consuming existing methods Gender-related factors affect optimal rectifying this can improve practical efficacy.