St George's Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (SGRQ)
The most widely used quality-of-life instrument in the literature especially the “symptoms” domain that can be used alone. Compares to the AQ20 and CRQ. A gold standard but long, not simple enough for daily use. It takes 8-10 minutes to be completed. Scores are calculated for three domains: symptoms, activity and impact (psychosocial), and also for total score. Telephone or self-administered. Sensitive to changes in the patient’s condition. Many translations. Not COPD specific. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating poor health.
Where you can get this tool (and the spreadsheet needed to calculate the score) Professor Paul Jones, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Division of Physiological Medicine, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom Email: pjones [at] sghms [dot] ac [dot] uk
See also:Yvonne Forde, Academic Secretary, Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, St. George's University of London. Email: yforde [at] sgul [dot] ac [dot] uk
For direct access, visit: http://www.healthstatus.sgul.ac.uk
Cost/Conditions of use: No cost for use. Copyrighted, permission required.
For more information, see American Thoracic Society at: http://qol.thoracic.org/sections/instruments/pt/pages/george.html
Resource information
- COPD
- Diagnosis
- Disease management
- COPD Right Care
- COPD
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Review
- Risk Factors
- When control is poor
- Clinical Education
- Patient Education