Year: 2014
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: According to the data of the World Health Organization, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fifth leading cause of death in the world with a tendency of a continuous increase. This disease has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients, and beliefs about the disease can be reflected in the diagnostic process, as well as in the outcome and physical functioning. The aim of our research is to investigate the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the relation of personal characteristics of patients and other factors to the quality of lives of patients. Methods: The study included 110 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and it was conducted from January to April 2013 in the Health Centre Zvornik using a validated questionnaire SF-36th. Statistical analysis was performed in the OPEN OFFICE CALC- in. The x2 test was used out of statistical tests. Data are presented in a tabular form and as the level of statistical significance of the difference, the usual value p<0.05 was used. Results: 54% of patients had one or no exacerbation of the disease. Patients with higher education were in better general health. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are limited in daily functioning due to disease and the emotional problems that caused the disease. Patients of different ages were significantly different in vitality, where we noticed that younger patients are more vital as we expected. Conclusion: Patients with COPD have poor quality of life. Their expectations related to the disease are small. The vitality of the patient is related to their age. Place of residence has no effect on the presence of physical pain. Younger patients emotionally function better, and marital status and gender have no influence on social functioning. Performing the research we came to the conclusion that about 15% of patients used therapy incorrectly, that is, they did not use pumps properly, which significantly influences control and common disease remission.
Source: Sestrinska rec
Authors: Sandra Jokovic, Ljiljana Milovic, Maja Racic, Jelena Pavlovic, Natalija Hadzivukovic
Institution: University of East Sarajevo
Language: Croatian
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2594051746