COPD Assessment Test

How is your COPD? Take the COPD Assessment Test™ (CAT)

This questionnaire will help you and your healthcare professional measure the impact COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is having on your wellbeing and daily life. Your answers, and test score, can be used by you and your healthcare professional to help improve the management of your COPD and get the greatest benefit from treatment.

On each of the following screens, select the number that best describes you currently. Be sure to only select one response for each question.

Example:

0 =I am very happy

5 =I am very sad

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =I never cough

5 =I cough all the time

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =I have no phlegm (mucus) in my chest at all

5 =My chest is completely full of phlegm (mucus)

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =My chest does not feel tight at all

5 =My chest feels very tight

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =When I walk up a hill or one flight of stairs I am not breathless

5 =When I walk up a hill or one flight of stairs I am very breathless

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =I am not limited doing any activities at home

5 =I am very limited doing activities at home

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =I am confident leaving my home despite my lung condition

5 =I am not at all confident leaving my home because of my lung condition

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =I sleep soundly

5 =I don't sleep soundly because of my lung condition

Select the number that best describes you currently.

0 =I have lots of energy

5 =I have no energy at all

I never cough
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4
5
I cough all the time
I have no phlegm (mucus) in my chest at all
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2
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5
My chest is completely full of phlegm (mucus)
My chest does not feel tight at all
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1
2
3
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5
My chest feels very tight
When I walk up a hill or one flight of stairs I am not breathless
0
1
2
3
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5
When I walk up a hill or one flight of stairs I am very breathless
I am not limited doing any activities at home
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5
I am very limited doing activities at home
I am confident leaving my home despite my lung condition
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2
3
4
5
I am not at all confident leaving my home because of my lung condition
I sleep soundly
0
1
2
3
4
5
I don't sleep soundly because of my lung condition
I have lots of energy
0
1
2
3
4
5
I have no energy at all

Test complete!

CAT is intended to measure the effect of COPD over time.
Your score should only be interpreted and used with your healthcare professional.
For any information on the use of the CAT, please contact Mapi Research Trust, Lyon, France.
Internet: https://eprovide.mapi-trust.org

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