Karoly Kulich

TL;DR: This review identified few studies that evaluate the statistical association between satisfaction and adherence, compliance, or persistence and suggested that greater treatment satisfaction was associated with better compliance and improved persistence, and with lower regimen complexity or treatment burden.

TL;DR: Physical activity level in COPD is consistently associated with mortality and exacerbations, but there is poor evidence about determinants of physical activity, including the impact of treatment.

TL;DR: Once-daily QVA149 provided superior improvements in patient-reported dyspnoea and lung function versus placebo and tiotropium and these benefits were associated with improvements in other symptoms and reduced use of rescue medication.

TL;DR: It is suggested that a multimodal approach comprising pulmonary rehabilitation, pharmacotherapy, and counselling programs aimed at addressing emotional and behavioural aspects of COPD may be an effective way to increase physical activity and improve health status in the long term.

TL;DR: An overview of patient-reported outcome concepts in COPD, such as breathlessness, physical functioning, and health status, and the tools used for measuring these concepts are provided, and it is concluded that although data from the development and validation of these new PRO instruments are emerging, to build the body of evidence that supports the use of a new instrument takes many years.