A COMPARISON OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN STABLE PATIENTS WITH COPD AND AGE-MATCHED HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS USING MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE

This study attempts to study cognitive dysfunction in patients with stable COPD. Folstein MiniMental State Examination Questionnaire was used for this purpose. From this study it is evident , that there was borderline cognitive impairment in stable COPD patients compared to age, height, weight, BMI and education matched healthy controls. This study highlights the importance of using MMSE for assessing cognitive functions, which is inexpensive, non-invasive, and also easy to execute clinically