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  • Pulmonology
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Diagnostic Tools

Background:

  • Early detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is vital for effective treatment.
  • Current diagnostic methods may not be fully accessible in primary care settings.
  • Active case-finding strategies are needed to improve COPD diagnosis rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of handheld spirometry as an active case-finding tool for COPD in primary care.
  • To compare the diagnostic performance of handheld spirometry with a symptom questionnaire.
  • To establish optimal thresholds for diagnosing airflow limitation using handheld spirometry.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 190 subjects over 40 with >10 pack-year smoking history presenting with respiratory symptoms.
  • Utilized handheld spirometry (COPD-6 device) measuring forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced expiratory volume in 6 seconds (FEV1/FEV6) ratio.
  • Compared handheld spirometry results with conventional spirometry and a symptom questionnaire at tertiary referral hospitals.

Main Results:

  • Newly diagnosed COPD in 23.7% of subjects.
  • FEV1/FEV6 ratio < 77% showed maximal sensitivity (72.7%) and specificity (77.1%) for airflow limitation (AUC=0.759).
  • Handheld spirometry demonstrated comparable or superior efficacy to the symptom questionnaire in identifying potential COPD cases.

Conclusions:

  • Handheld spirometry is an effective tool for active COPD case-finding in primary care.
  • Recommend handheld spirometry for individuals over 40 with a significant smoking history, irrespective of symptoms.
  • Abnormal FEV1/FEV6 ratios (≤0.77) warrant referral for conventional spirometry to confirm COPD diagnosis.