What does this research mean for the field?

The COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ) and COPD Population Screener (COPD-PS) are effective active case-finding screening tools to facilitate diagnostic spirometry for COPD in primary care settings. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The review aims to assess the effectiveness of case finding questionnaires for diagnosing COPD in primary healthcare.

May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

B44-02 Guiding COPD Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Systematic Review of Case-finding Questionnaires

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The review aims to assess the effectiveness of case finding questionnaires for diagnosing COPD in primary healthcare.
Systematic review following PRISMA guidelines; searched Ovid Medline, Scopus, EBSCO CINAHL databases.
Included studies reported in English, screening undiagnosed patients with COPD questionnaires and subsequent spirometry.
Data extracted included performance metrics like sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve.
29 articles included from the search criteria, covering studies conducted in 19 countries.
CDQ showed the highest sensitivity (50.6-97.9%) and specificity (13.1-95%).
COPD-PS sensitivity ranged from 48.9-93.6% and specificity from 46-90%; PUMA sensitivity was 76.3-91.2% with specificity 37.6-69.3%.

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Systematic review evaluates diagnostic questionnaires for COPD in primary care, suggesting effective tools for screening.

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Nguyen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d4fecf03e14405aa9b6f7 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.1797

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B44-02 Guiding COPD Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Systematic Review of Case-finding Questionnaires

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