Table 2

Reported symptoms, quality of life, receipt of care, and performance status (n = 145)

COPD symptoms	n (%)
Breathlessness frequency
On several days or fewer	15 (10.3)
On most days	16 (11.0)
Every day	111 (76.6)
Only with a chest infection	3 (2.1)
Severe breathlessness^a	63 (43.4)

Cough
On several days or fewer	36 (24.8)
On most days	17 (11.7)
Every day	74 (51.0)
Only with a chest infection	18 (12.4)

Pain, other than an everyday headache
On several days or fewer	86 (59.3)
On most days	20 (13.8)
Every day	38 (26.2)
Not sure	1 (0.7)

Loss of appetite
No	59 (40.7)
Yes	22 (15.2)
Sometimes	26 (17.9)
Appetite is always small	38 (26.2)

Weakness/tiredness/fatigue
On several days or fewer	58 (40.0)
On most days	20 (13.8)
Every day	67 (46.2)

Difficulty sleeping at night
On several days or fewer	80 (55.2)
On most days	16 (11.0)
Every day	49 (33.8)

Low mood
On several days or fewer	108 (74.5)
On most days	15 (10.3)
Every day	22 (15.2)

Anxiety or panic
On several days or fewer	128 (88.2)
On most days	8 (5.5)
Every day	9 (6.2]

↵a Breathlessness every day and one of ‘breathlessness unrelieved by treatment’, ‘breathlessness needing more help’, ‘breathlessness sitting or talking’.