TABLE 2.
Prevalence and associated distress of symptoms in COPD patients (N = 450)
| Symptoms | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | Median | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence* | Not at all (0) | Slightly (1) | Moderately (2) | Severely (3) | Overwhelmingly (4) | |||
| Pain | 18.7 | 57.7 | 23.6 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0.70 (0.97) | 0 |
| Shortness of breath | 89.5 | 0.9 | 9.6 | 22.0 | 45.5 | 22.0 | 2.78 (0.93) | 3 |
| Weakness | 80.4 | 3.6 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 45.1 | 11.3 | 2.45 (1.01) | 3 |
| Nausea | 10.2 | 80.0 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.33 (0.74) | 0 |
| Vomiting | 6.2 | 84.0 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.25 (0.65) | 0 |
| Poor appetite | 35.7 | 38.7 | 25.6 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 2.3 | 1.18 (1.18) | 1 |
| Constipation | 16.6 | 65.6 | 17.8 | 10.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.59 (0.95) | 0 |
| Sore or dry mouth | 59.9 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 28.4 | 25.1 | 6.4 | 1.79 (1.20) | 2 |
| Drowsiness | 46.5 | 24.4 | 29.1 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 4.0 | 1.51 (1.18) | 1 |
| Poor mobility | 70.0 | 9.8 | 20.2 | 26.0 | 27.1 | 16.9 | 2.21 (1.22) | 2 |
| Cough | 66.5 | 7.3 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 29.3 | 9.0 | 2.06 (1.10) | 2 |
| Insomnia | 44.2 | 32.9 | 22.9 | 18.9 | 20.2 | 5.1 | 1.42 (1.27) | 1 |
| Anxiety | 53.3 | 26.7 | 20.0 | 35.8 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 1.47 (1.11) | 2 |
| Depression | 28.5 | 40.4 | 31.1 | 22.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.95 (0.96) | 1 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation
*
Prevalence was defined as any IPOS symptoms specified as ‘moderate’, ‘severe’ or ‘overwhelming’.