St George's Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (SGRQ)

2002

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

Respiratory conditions
  • COPD
Respiratory topics
  • Diagnosis
  • Disease management
Type of resource
Tool
Project(s)
  • COPD Right Care
Author(s)
Professor Paul Jones, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Division of Physiological Medicine, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, United Kingdom Email: pjones@sghms.ac.uk
Right Care
  • COPD
Strategic Objective
  • Diagnosis
  • Management
  • Review
  • Risk Factors
  • When control is poor
Approach
  • Clinical Education
  • Patient Education

Right Care information