Applicability and Validity of the “Bronchiectasis Severity Index” (BSI) and “FACED” Score in Adult Aboriginal Australians
Both BSI and FACED bronchiectasis assessment tools may not be ideal in an Indigenous/Aboriginal people's context. However, it may be reasonable to utilise the relative BSI score in this population until Indigenous people's specific bronchiectasis severity assessment tools are developed.
Authors
- Asanga Abeyaratne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3153-5051)
- Timothy Howarth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3028-0376)
- Subash S. Heraganahally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-7137)
- Claire Gibbs
Institutions
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Charles Darwin University (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Royal Darwin Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of COPD
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s482848
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.26
Funders
- Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Charles Darwin University