Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient well-being and its relationship with clinical and patient-reported outcomes: a real-life observational study.

Background: Quality of life is an umbrella concept that refers to all aspects of a person's life, including health status and well-being. While health status measure focuses on the impact of the disease on physical functioning, well-being represents the self-representation of the emotional states related to the disease itself.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the psychological well-being and its determining factors in a real-life chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) population and to evaluate if patients with a different well-being differ in illness perception, health status and alexithymia.

Disability in COPD and its relationship to clinical and patient-reported outcomes.

Objective: To assess the presence of disability in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and its relationships with disease severity, comorbidities, and patient-reported outcomes.

Research Design And Method: COPD outpatients completed validated questionnaires designed to investigate illness perception, well-being, quality of life, and stress, while physicians collected data concerning disability, dyspnea, and comorbidities (Charlson Index).

Results: Of 164 patients, 37.