Browsing by Author "PAC-COPD Study Group"

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  • Factors affecting the relationship between psychological status and quality of life in COPD patients
    Balcells Vilarnau, Eva, 1967-; Gea Guiral, Joaquim; Ferrer, Jaume; Serra, Ignasi; Orozco Levi, Mauricio; Batlle Garcia, Jordi de, 1981-; Rodríguez, Esther; Benet, Marta; Donaire González, David; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; García Aymerich, Judith; PAC-COPD Study Group (BioMed Central, 2010)
    Background: This study aims to (i) evaluate the association between anxiety and depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL); and (ii) identify the effect modifiers of this relationship in patients with ...
  • Inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity ratio and dyspnoea predict exercise capacity decline in COPD
    Ramon, Maria Antonia; Ferrer, Jaume; Gimeno Santos, Elena, 1980-; Donaire González, David; Rodríguez, Esther; Balcells Vilarnau, Eva, 1967-; De Batlle, Jordi; Benet, Marta; Guerra, Stefano; Sauleda Roig, Jaume; Ferrer, Antoni-Lluc, 1942-; Farrero, Eva; Gea Guiral, Joaquim; Barberà, Joan Albert; Agustí, Alvar; Rodríguez Roisin, Robert; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; García Aymerich, Judith; PAC-COPD Study Group (Wiley, 2016)
    BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Exercise capacity decline is a predictor of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Static pulmonary hyperinflation is a key determinant of exercise performance, ...
  • Lifetime occupational exposure to dusts, gases and fumes is associated with bronchitis symptoms and higher diffusion capacity in COPD patients
    Rodríguez, Esther; Zock, Jan-Paul; Serra, Ignasi; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Batlle Garcia, Jordi de, 1981-; Donaire González, David; Benet, Marta; Balcells Vilarnau, Eva, 1967-; Monsó, Eduard; Gayete, Angel; García Aymerich, Judith; PAC-COPD Study Group (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014)
    Background: Occupational exposure to dusts, gases and fumes has been associated with reduced FEV1 and sputum production in COPD patients. The effect of occupational exposure on other characteristics of COPD, especially ...
  • Specific IgA and metalloproteinase activity in bronchial secretions from stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients colonized by Haemophilus influenzae
    Millares, Laura; Marin, Alicia; García Aymerich, Judith; Sauleda Roig, Jaume; Belda, José; Monsó, Eduard; PAC-COPD Study Group (BioMed Central, 2012)
    Background: Haemophilus influenzae is the most common colonizing bacteria of the bronchial tree in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and positive cultures for this potentially pathogenic microorganism (PPM) has ...