Apparatus and method for assessing the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a subject

摘要

In accordance with certain embodiments, a method is provided for assessing the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a subject. The method includes determining a measure of a subject's respiration rate, a subject's activity level, a measure of the subject's breathing effort, and a measure of cough severity or cough strength measured by the subject, and a score representing the severity of the subject's COPD Combining the measurements of the respiratory rate, the activity level, the measurement of the respiratory effort and the measurement of the severity of cough or the coughing force to determine.