A multicenter family practitioners’ research on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease screening using the COPD Assessment Test

摘要

Spirometry is known to be a gold standard for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is an eight-item questionnaire currently in use to evaluate patients with COPD. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate if CAT is an adequate tool for screening COPD.