Table 2.
COPD symptoms | n (%) |
---|---|
Breathlessness frequency | |
On several days or fewer | 15 (10.3) |
On most days | 16 (11.0) |
Every day | 111 (76.6) |
Only with a chest infection | 3 (2.1) |
Severe breathlessnessa | 63 (43.4) |
Cough | |
On several days or fewer | 36 (24.8) |
On most days | 17 (11.7) |
Every day | 74 (51.0) |
Only with a chest infection | 18 (12.4) |
Pain, other than an everyday headache | |
On several days or fewer | 86 (59.3) |
On most days | 20 (13.8) |
Every day | 38 (26.2) |
Not sure | 1 (0.7) |
Loss of appetite | |
No | 59 (40.7) |
Yes | 22 (15.2) |
Sometimes | 26 (17.9) |
Appetite is always small | 38 (26.2) |
Weakness/tiredness/fatigue | |
On several days or fewer | 58 (40.0) |
On most days | 20 (13.8) |
Every day | 67 (46.2) |
Difficulty sleeping at night | |
On several days or fewer | 80 (55.2) |
On most days | 16 (11.0) |
Every day | 49 (33.8) |
Low mood | |
On several days or fewer | 108 (74.5) |
On most days | 15 (10.3) |
Every day | 22 (15.2) |
Anxiety or panic | |
On several days or fewer | 128 (88.2) |
On most days | 8 (5.5) |
Every day | 9 (6.2] |
Breathlessness every day and one of ‘breathlessness unrelieved by treatment’, ‘breathlessness needing more help’, ‘breathlessness sitting or talking’.