Shared Decision Making in Hospitalized AECOPD

European Quality of Life questionnaire consists of the EQ-5D visual analog scale and the EQ-5D index. The visual analog scale has a rating scale of 0-100 (0 worst possible health, and 100 best possible health). The questionnaire has 5 domains: mobility, self-care, usual activity, pain, and anxiety-depression. For each item, the subject selects one of 3 descriptive health states (from good to poor).

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire (COPD-Q). COPD knowledge was evaluated using the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Knowledge Questionnaire (COPD-Q; Maples, Franks, Ray, Stevens, & Wallace, 2010). The COPD-Q is a valid, readable, and reliable 13-item (each one score 0 to 3) self-administered true/false questionnaire assessing COPD knowledge in patients with low health literacy skills. A higher punctuation indicates better results.

The Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI) was used to assess the level of adherence to inhalers in asthma and COPD patients. The test has two subscores, first to identify non-adherent patients and to measure the non-adherence level, second was designed to guide clinically the treatment non-compliance patients. Low adherence is considered when scores are less than 45 points in the 10-items subscore.

Functional independence was assessed using the Functional Independence Mease Scale (FIM). This scale has 18 items that are grouped into 2 dimensions, 13 motor items, and 5 cognitive items. The total score range between 18 points (total dependence) to 126 points (Independence completes).

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form measures walking, moderate- and vigorous intensity, and total PA and daily time spent sitting on weekdays. PA was reported in MET·minutes/week and days per week and was scored using standardized IPAQ scoring protocols to yield total metabolic equivalent minutes (MET·minutes/week) of PA per week. Sitting time was reported as the amount of time in hours and/or minutes participants spent sitting on a weekday during the past seven days.

Nutritional status was assessed with Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). The MNA has a screening- and assessment part. The screening part consists of questions about food intake, weight loss, mobility, stress, neuropsychological problems and weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2. When the MNA punctuation is ≥ 24 nutritional status can be considered good.

Functional capacity associated with breathlessness was assessed with London Chest Activity of Daily Living Scale (LCADL): The LCADL is a 15-item scale divided into 4 domains: self-care (4 items), domestic (6 items), physical (2 items), and leisure (3 items). The use of 0 representing 'I wouldn't do any way' and 5 representing that patients require help.