A Study for the Assessment of the Words Used by Patients and Physicians to Express the Symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Inclusion Criteria

• •Aged 45-75 years
• •Current or former smokers
• •Known history of COPD for at least 6 months before enrolment into the study documented by spirometry (FEV1 /FVC \<70%)
• •Patients with stable COPD (no exacerbation within the last month before enrolment into the study) under treatment with a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator (LABA and/or LAMA) alone or in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid
• •Written consent for participation in the study
• •Patients who are able to complete by themselves in Greek a questionnaire on COPD.