Table 3.
Recollection of symptom experience in SLS COPD
| Follow-up interview participants (N = 400) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall symptom severity, n (%) | |||
| Over the past 7 days | No symptoms | 89 (22.3) | |
| Mild | 134 (33.5) | ||
| Moderate | 128 (32.0) | ||
| Severe | 39 (9.8) | ||
| Very severe | 5 (1.3) | ||
| Missing | 5 (1.3) | ||
| Worse if upset/anxious | Yes, a lot | 120 (30.0) | |
| Yes, a little | 110 (27.5) | ||
| No, not at all | 138 (34.5) | ||
| Not applicable | 28 (7.0) | ||
| Missing | 4 (1.0) | ||
| Worse at certain times of daya | Morning | 153 (38.3) | |
| Afternoon | 19 (4.8) | ||
| Evening | 44 (11.0) | ||
| During the night | 73 (18.3) | ||
| None | 148 (37.0) | ||
| Don’t know | 2 (0.5) | ||
| Missing | 1 (0.3) | ||
| Symptoms of COPD or associated with COPD experienced during SLS COPD,b n (%) | Participants | Change during SLS COPD | |
| ‘Most improved’c | ‘Most worsened’c | ||
| Breathlessness | 354 (88.5) | 95 (26.8) | 74 (20.9) |
| Cough | 317 (79.3) | 17 (5.4) | 18 (5.7) |
| Phlegm | 330 (82.5) | 21 (6.4) | 13 (3.9) |
| Chest tightness | 218 (54.5) | 13 (6.0) | 7 (3.2) |
| Palpitations/panic attacks | 124 (31.0) | 4 (3.2) | 2 (1.6) |
| Dry throat | 260 (65.0) | 4 (1.5) | 8 (3.1) |
| Pain, aches/soreness | 114 (28.5) | 0 | 6 (5.3) |
| Headaches | 97 (24.3) | 2 (2.1) | 4 (4.1) |
| Tiredness/fatigue | 271 (67.8) | 3 (1.1) | 6 (2.2) |
| Sleep problems | 193 (48.3) | 1 (0.5) | 8 (4.1) |
| Lack of appetite | 96 (24.0) | 0 | 3 (3.1) |
| Loss of bowel/bladder control | 56 (14.0) | 2 (3.6) | 3 (5.4) |
| Other | 20 (5.0) | 0 | 2 (10.0) |
SLS COPD Salford Lung Study in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
a Patients could select more than one time of day
b Based on a pre-defined list in the questionnaire
c For patients reporting the corresponding symptom; patients could report more than one symptom as the most improved or worsened