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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Case-finding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with questionnaire, peak flow measurements and spirometry: A cross-sectional study
BMC Research Notes, Volume 7, No. 1, Article 241, Year 2014
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Background: Spirometry is commonly accepted as the gold standard for the diagnosis of COPD, but the reality remains that quality assured spirometry is not or cannot be provided universally around the globe. Adding PEF measurement to a screening questionnaire may rule out airflow limitation compatible with COPD rationalizing spirometry testing. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey in a sample of individuals 40-80 yrs. old in Dubai, UAE. They were invited to answer a short socio-demographic questionnaire including a report on current, past history of smoking, and had PEF measured, then they conducted spirometry to identify airflow limitation compatible with COPD. Results: Overall, 525 (91.0%) participants performed PEF and spirometry (68% male, with a mean age of 59 years, 17% UAE Nationals), 24% reported smoking of different sorts. Overall, 68 participants (12.9%, 95% C.I. 10.3% to 16.1%) had airflow limitation compatible with COPD. PEFR alone identified 141participants with airflow limitation compatible with COPD, with specificity of 80% and sensitivity of 73.5%. Conclusions: PEFR could be an easy, cheap, and non-biased tool to assist with the case-finding of COPD before confirmation with spirometry. © 2014 Mahboub et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mahboub, Bassam H.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Rashid Hospital
Al Zaabi, Ashraf Hassan
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Zayed Military Hospital
Soriano, Joan B.
Spain, Palma
Hospital Universitario Son Espases
Salameh, Laila
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Rashid Hospital
Mutairi, Yousef A.L.
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Rashid Hospital
Yusufali, Afzal Hussein
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Dubai Health Authority
Alsheikh-Ali, Alawi A.
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Institute of Cardiac Sciences
United States, Medford
Tufts University
Al-Mahmeed, Wael Abdulrahman R.
United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Institute of Cardiac Sciences
Haughney, John
United Kingdom, Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
Statistics
Citations: 9
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1756-0500-7-241
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male