Table 4 Effects of daily life impacts of COPD on five domains of participants’ quality of life (N = 400)

From: Salford Lung Study in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (SLS COPD): follow-up interviews on patient-centred outcomes

Functioning

Activities

Relationships

Well-being

Independence

Reported impacts of COPD on aspects of daily lifea; Mean score (SD), n

Bending down

2.0 (1.0), 387

Physical activities

2.7 (1.0), 371

Relationship with partner

1.7 (0.9), 249

Find coughing embarrassing

2.1 (1.1), 352

Forced to plan activities

1.9 (1.1), 391

Lifting/carrying

2.6 (1.1), 349

Household jobs

2.2 (1.1), 376

Socialising

1.9 (1.1), 337

Get anxious/ worried

1.9 (1.0), 399

Lost independence

1.7 (1.0), 399

Walking outside

2.0 (1.0), 386

Local shopping

1.9 (1.1), 302

Holidays/days out

1.9 (1.1), 339

Feel a burden on family

1.6 (1.0), 391

Feel trapped in the house

1.6 (1.0), 399

Climbing stairs

2.9 (1.0), 382

Main shopping

2.2 (1.2), 266

Helping/doing things with family

2.3 (1.0), 375

    

Talking

1.5 (0.8), 394

Personal care

1.5 (0.9), 396

      

Effect of impact on QoLb; Mean score (SD), n

 

2.5 (0.9), 396

 

2.5 (1.0), 397

 

2.1 (1.0), 390

 

2.2 (1.0), 392

 

2.0 (1.0), 391

Perceived change since the start of SLS COPDc; Mean score (SD), n

 

2.9 (1.0), 398

 

3.0 (1.0), 394

 

3.0 (0.8), 398

 

3.0 (0.9), 393

 

3.0 (0.9), 398

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, QoL quality of life, SD standard deviation, SLS COPD Salford Lung Study in patients with COPD
  2. a Assessed as: 1, not at all; 2, a little; 3, quite a lot and 4, very much/unable to do
  3. b Assessed as: 1, not at all; 2, a little; 3, quite a lot and 4, very much
  4. c Assessed as: 1, improved a lot; 2 improved a little; 3, no change; 4, got a little worse; and 5, got a lot worse
  5. The numbers in italic are n values
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