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      Extent and prevalence of cognitive dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic non-obstructive bronchitis, and in asymptomatic smokers, compared to normal reference values

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          Abstract

          Background

          Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can affect cognition. The effects of other less severe chronic airway disorders on cognition remain to be clarified. This study aimed to measure and compare cognitive deterioration in subjects with COPD, subjects with chronic non-obstructive bronchitis (CNOB), and asymptomatic smokers (AS), and to relate the corresponding prevalence to several demographic and clinical variables and to normal reference values.

          Methods

          Four hundred and two subjects (COPD n=229, CNOB n=127, and AS n=46) of comparable age were included in the study. Cognitive impairment was assessed using the Mini Mental Status test, the Clock Drawing test, and the Trail Making test A and B.

          Results

          The extent and prevalence of cognitive deterioration was greater in COPD subjects, followed by CNOB subjects and AS ( P<0.001). The Medical Research Council and COPD Assessment test scores, forced expiratory volume in the first second predicted, and arterial partial pressure of O 2 and of CO 2 were related to the extent and the prevalence of cognitive deterioration. COPD subjects, CNOB subjects, and AS aged 40–69 years showed the greatest cognitive impairment ( P<0.01 compared to normal values). This was particularly clear in COPD subjects.

          Conclusion

          Cognitive impairment may start at the early stages of chronic airway damage and progress with a worsening of the respiratory condition. Indeed, the greatest cognitive deterioration was seen in COPD subjects. Cognition impairment may contribute to explaining the insufficient adherence to therapeutic plans and strategies, and the increasing social costs in respiratory subjects.

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          Trail making test: normative values from 287 normal adult controls.

          The Trail Making Test (TMT), which explores visual-conceptual and visual-motor tracking, is a frequently used neuropsychological test because of its ease of administration and sensitivity to brain damage. In this paper, norms are provided for the time scores derived from parts A and B, and for the (B-A) difference. The data were collected from 287 adult Italian subjects stratified by gender, schooling and age (from 20 to 79 years). The test scores were affected by age, education and general intelligence (as expressed by Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices). Only for part A did females have longer time scores than males. Test-retest reliability was high for each score.
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            Epidemiology and costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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              The economic burden of COPD.

              COPD is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and imparts a substantial economic burden on individuals and society. Despite the intense interest in COPD among clinicians and researchers, there is a paucity of data on health-care utilization, costs, and social burden in this population. The total economic costs of COPD morbidity and mortality in the United States were estimated at $23.9 billion in 1993. Direct treatments for COPD-related illness accounted for $14.7 billion, and the remaining $9.2 billion were indirect morbidity and premature mortality estimated as lost future earnings. Similar data from another US study suggest that 10% of persons with COPD account for > 70% of all medical care costs. International studies of trends in COPD-related hospitalization indicate that although the average length of stay has decreased since 1972, admissions per 1,000 persons per year for COPD have increased in all age groups > 45 years of age. These trends reflect population aging, smoking patterns, institutional factors, and treatment practices.
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                Journal
                Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
                Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
                International Journal of COPD
                International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
                Dove Medical Press
                1176-9106
                1178-2005
                2014
                26 June 2014
                : 9
                : 675-683
                Affiliations
                [1 ]National Center for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology (CESFAR), Verona, Italy
                [2 ]Lung Division, Bussolengo General Hospital, Bussolengo, Italy
                [3 ]Research and Clinical Governance, Verona, Italy
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Roberto W Dal Negro, National Center for Respiratory Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology (CESFAR), Via Gabriele Rossetti 4, Verona, Italy, Email robertodalnegro@ 123456gmail.com
                Article
                copd-9-675
                10.2147/COPD.S63485
                4085326
                25061286
                f7c7ec6a-b303-49bf-9404-683cd965911a
                © 2014 Dal Negro et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License

                The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.

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                Respiratory medicine
                cognition,chronic airway flow limitation,copd,chronic bronchitis,smoke
                Respiratory medicine
                cognition, chronic airway flow limitation, copd, chronic bronchitis, smoke

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