ROSE G A
Bull World Health Organ. 1962;27(6):645-58.
Hospital studies were used to identify those characteristics of angina pectoris, cardiac infarction and intermittent claudication which most effectively distinguish these conditions from other causes of chest or leg pain. These are used to formulate precise definitions for epidemiological use and to form the basis of a standardized questionnaire.Agreement on the use of such a questionnaire would permit international comparisons of the prevalence of these conditions, as defined. This would not hinder the collection of additional information, as required in particular studies.As compared with physicians' diagnoses, the questionnaire had high specificity and reasonably good sensitivity. Interpretation of subjects' answers presents no serious difficulties. There is evidence that the diagnosis of angina pectoris presents special problems in populations with a high prevalence of chronic bronchitis.
医院研究用于确定心绞痛、心肌梗死和间歇性跛行的那些特征，这些特征能最有效地将这些病症与引起胸痛或腿痛的其他原因区分开来。这些特征被用于制定流行病学使用的精确定义，并构成标准化问卷的基础。就使用这样一份问卷达成共识，将允许对这些病症的患病率进行国际比较，如所定义的那样。这不会妨碍根据具体研究的要求收集更多信息。与医生的诊断相比，该问卷具有高特异性和相当不错的敏感性。对受试者答案的解读不存在严重困难。有证据表明，在慢性支气管炎患病率高的人群中，心绞痛的诊断存在特殊问题。
