Distinct symptom experiences in subgroups of patients with COPD

Vivi L Christensen1 Division of Emergencies and Critical Care, Department of Research and Development, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål;2 Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo;3 Lovisenberg Diaconal University College

Tone Rustøen2 Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo;4 Department of Nursing Science, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Bruce A Cooper5 Department of Community Health Systems

Christine Miaskowski6 Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

Anne H Henriksen7 Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, St Olav’s University Hospital, Trondheim

Signe B Bentsen8 Department of Health Studies, University of Stavanger, Stavanger

Are M Holm2 Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo;9 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]

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Distinct symptom experiences in subgroups of patients with COPD

Table 1 Latent class fit indices for two- through four-class solutions using symptom occurrence rates for 14 symptoms from the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale

Table 2 Differences in demographic and clinical characteristics among the three latent classes

Table 3 Differences among the three latent classes in MSAS and SGRQs

Table 4 Rank order of the probability of occurrence of the 14 MSAS symptoms for each of the three latent classes

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Table 1 Latent class fit indices for two- through four-class solutions using symptom occurrence rates for 14 symptoms from the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale

Table 2 Differences in demographic and clinical characteristics among the three latent classes

Table 3 Differences among the three latent classes in MSAS and SGRQs

Table 4 Rank order of the probability of occurrence of the 14 MSAS symptoms for each of the three latent classes

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