Relationship between quality of life and BODE index of stable ex-smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess relationship between quality of life (QoL) and disease severity expressed by multifactorial prognostic index (BODE) in ex-smokers suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), minimally 8 weeks free of exacerbation

Keywords

• chronic obstructive disease (COPD)
• body mass index (BMI)
• Medical Research Council dyspnea scale