European Respiratory Review

Quality of Life
in the Failing Lung

Proceedings of the Symposium held on
November 10-12, 1994

Edited by P.W. Jones
The ERS Organizing Committee: N.M. Siafakas, P. Vermeire

CONTENTS

C.F. Donner, M. Carone, G. Bertolotti, A.M. Zotti	43	Methods of assessment of quality of life
P.W. Jones	46	Quality of life measurement: the value of standardization
F.H. Quirk, P.W. Jones	50	Back to basics: how many items can adequately represent health-related quality of life in airways disease?
N.M. Siafakas, S. Schiza, N. Xirouhaki, D. Bouros	53	Is dyspnoea the main determinant of quality of life in the failing lung? A review
M.D.L. Morgan, S.J. Singh, M.E. Hyland	57	The relationship between physical activity and quality of life in chronic lung disease
E.F.M. Wouters, A.M.W.J. Schols	60	Nutritional depletion in COPD
D. Bouros, K. Psathakis, N.M. Siafakas	66	Quality of life in interstitial lung disease
J. Shneerson	71	Quality of life in neuromuscular and skeletal disorders
J. Congleton, M.E. Hodson, F. Duncan-Skingle	74	Quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis
F.H. Sennhauser	77	Quality of life in chronic respiratory disorders in children
T. van der Molen	82	Quality of life in asthma
F. Smeets	85	Patient education and quality of life
A.A. Kaptein	88	Behavioural interventions in COPD: a pause for breath
M. Decramer	92	Effects of rehabilitation and muscle training on quality of life in COPD patients
P.M.A. Calverley	96	Pharmacotherapy and quality of life
G.P.M. Mannes, M.L. Essink-Bot, G.H. Koëter, D. Bosscher, W.J. de Boer, W. van der Bij, E.M. TenVergert and the Groningen Lung Transplantation Group	100	Lung transplantation and quality of life: preliminary results

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