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The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a validated eight-item questionnaire designed to assess and quantify the impact of COPD symptoms on patient health status.
It has excellent measurement properties (10) and is short and simple for patients to complete, providing a score out of 40 to indicate disease impact, without the need for complex calculation.
Initial studies have shown that the CAT correlates closely with health-related quality of life as measured by the St.George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) when patients are stable (10), and it is responsive to pulmonary rehabilitation (11).
Type of questionnaire-description
Patient-completed questionnaire assessing globally the impact of COPD (cough, sputum, dysnea, chest tighteness) on health status
Number of items
8 (one question assessing impact on sleep)
Unidimensional
Scaling of items
1 to 5
Initial studies have shown that the CAT correlates closely with health-related quality of life as measured by the St.George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) when patients are stable (10), and it is responsive to pulmonary rehabilitation (11).
Type of questionnaire-description
Patient-completed questionnaire assessing globally the impact of COPD (cough, sputum, dysnea, chest tighteness) on health status
Number of items
8 (one question assessing impact on sleep)
- I never cough----------------------------------------- ------I cough all the time
- I have no phlegm(mucus) in my chest at all ------------------My chest is completely full of phlegm(mucus)
- My chest doesn’t feel tight at all-----------------------------My chest feels very tight
- When I walk up a hill or one flight of stairs I am not breathless--- When I walk up a hill or one flight of stairs I am very breathless
- I am not limited doing any activities at home----------------- I am very limited doing any activities at home-
- I am confident leaving my home despite my lung condition--- I am not at all confident leaving my home because of my lung condition
- I sleep soundly-----------------------------------------------I don’t sleep soundly because of my lung condition
- I have lots of energy------------------------------------------I have no energy at all
Unidimensional
Scaling of items
1 to 5
Scoring Range of CAT scores from 0–40.
Higher scores denote a more severe impact of COPD on a patient’s life. The difference between stable and exacerbation patients was five units. No target score represents the best achievable outcome.
Higher scores denote a more severe impact of COPD on a patient’s life. The difference between stable and exacerbation patients was five units. No target score represents the best achievable outcome.
Mild 0-10
Moderate 10-15
Severe 15-25
Very Severe 25-40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Dis¬ease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT). Reprinted by permission from GlaxoSmithKline.
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Moderate 10-15
Severe 15-25
Very Severe 25-40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Dis¬ease (COPD) Assessment Test (CAT). Reprinted by permission from GlaxoSmithKline.
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