Background COPD remains a major health problem in Japan. Patients with COPD
experience a reduced quality of life (QoL) and have a higher chance of work impairment and …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can greatly impact the quality
of life by limiting patients' activities. However, data on impact of symptomatic burden on the …

Objective: The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease highlights the importance of
COPD from public health, health policy and clinical perspectives. In countries such as the …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory disease
characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and irreversible airflow obstruction. It is …

Objectives: To explore the full economic impact, on both patients and government, as a
result of COPD in the working age population. Methods: The economic impact of COPD due …

Introduction Patients with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are underdiagnosed and undertreated due to the asymptomatic nature of the disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main contributors to the global
burden of disease. The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the disease burden of …

Purpose This study aimed to measure the true burden of COPD by calculating incremental
direct and indirect costs. Direct medical resource use, productivity metrics, and COPD …

OBJECTIVES: The numbers of nationwide epidemiological surveys about chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence and prospective cohort studies for health …

Background The Continuing to Confront COPD International Patient Survey estimated the
prevalence and burden of COPD across 12 countries. Using data from this survey we …