CAT TEST IN THOSE SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

The goal of study: to investigate CAT-test in those suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Subjects and Methods. 53 COPD patients were examined. The studied group included COPD patients with the long history of smoking. The respiratory function was evaluated by the multi-module unit of MasterLab/Jaeger type. The patients were requested to fill in the Beck Depression Inventory. CAT test was used to evaluate the general condition.Results. As the stages of COPD progressed, the number of CAT scores increased: in the patients with stage 2 of COPD it made 21.30 ± 7.34 and with stage 4 CAT scores made 26.7 ± 10.2. The level of depression was increasing with higher severity of COPD: the maximum number of scores of the Beck Depression Inventory was observed in COPD patients with stage 4 and it made 19.62 ± 11.2, and it was the lowest in COPD patients, stage 2 - 10.68 ± 8.41 The direct moderate association was observed between CAT and the level of depression (r = 0.53, p < 0.05). No true correlation was found between CAT and FEV1 (p > 0.05).

Keywords

• хобл
• cat-тест
• шкала депрессии бека