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The factors that affect the quality of life in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Stabil kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı olgularında yaşam kalitesini etkileyen faktörler

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In conclusion, advanced stages and dyspnea are the major factors that affect quality of life in patients with COPD.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The health status of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is generally measured by the degree of airflow limitation.
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Key Findings & Data:However, quality of life can be more important for the patients’ daily activities than pulmonary functions.
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Conclusion & Impact:In conclusion, advanced stages and dyspnea are the major factors that affect quality of life in patients with COPD.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Anketler · Kan gazı analizi · Nefes darlığı

Abstract

The health status of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients is generally measured by the degree of airflow limitation. However, quality of life can be more important for the patients&#8217; daily activities than pulmonary functions. In order to determine the factors that affect the quality of life, the relationships between dyspnea, severity of disease and quality of life measurements were investigated in this study. Twenty-nine patients (28 males, mean age 69.6±8.9 years, disease duration 15.2±9.5 years and smoking history 48.9±21.3 packyears) with stable COPD defined by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) were recruited in the study. Pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gas analysis and staging of the disease were performed. Quality of life was assessed by the Turkish version of St. George&#8217;s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and dyspnea by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The activity, impact and total scores of SGRQ were significantly higher in Stage III patients than in Stage I patients (p<0.05). The activity, impact and total scores of SGRQ correlated positively with smoking pack-years (p<0.05) and negatively with FVC and FEV1 % predicted (p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively). Besides, there were positive correlations between impact score of SGRQ and, VAS and stage of the disease (p<0.05). In conclusion, advanced stages and dyspnea are the major factors that affect quality of life in patients with COPD. Quality of life questionnaires should be performed in the evaluation of COPD patients together with the functional parameters.

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Kronik obstrüktif akciğer hastalığı (KOAH) olgularının sağlık durumları genellikle hava yolu obstrüksiyonunun derecesiyle ölçülmektedir. Ancak kişinin günlük aktivitelerinde, yaşam kalitesi solunum fonksiyonlarından daha önemli olabilmektedir. Yaşam kalitesini etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yaptığımız bu çalışmada, dispne, hastalığın evresi ve yaşam kalitesi ölçümü arasındaki ilişki araştırılmıştır. Çalışmaya Amerikan Toraks Derneği’nin (ATS) KOAH tanımına uyan 29 olgu (28 erkek, ortalama yaş 69.6±8.9 yıl, hastalık süresi 15.2±9.5 yıl, sigara 48.9±21.3 paket-yılı) alınmış, solunum fonksiyon testleri ve kan gazı analizlerinin yanı sıra evrelemeleri yapılmıştır. Sağlıkla ilgili yaşam kalitesi, St. George Solunum Anketi’nin (SGRQ) Türkçe uyarlamasıyla, dispne ölçümü ise Vizüel Analog Skalası (VAS) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. SGRQ’nun aktivite, etki ve toplam skorları, Evre III hastalarda Evre I’dekilerden daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0.05). SGRQ’nun aktivite, etki ve toplam skorları ile sigara paket-yılı arasında pozitif korelasyon (p<0.05); FVC ve FEV1 beklenenin %’si arasında ise negatif korelasyon (sırasıyla, p<0.01 ve p<0.05) bulunmuştur. Ayrıca SGRQ’nun etki skoru ile hastalığın evresi ve VAS arasında pozitif korelasyon saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Sonuç olarak, KOAH’lı olgularda ileri evre ve dispne, yaşam kalitesini etkileyen en önemli faktörlerdir. Hastaların değerlendirilmesinde fonksiyonel parametrelerin yanı sıra yaşam kalitesi anketleri de kullanılmalıdır.

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ATASEVER, A., BAŞOĞLU, Ö. K., BACAKOĞLU, F. (2005). The factors that affect the quality of life in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Toraks Dergisi, Cilt: 6 - Sayı: 1, 25–30. https://ajindex.com/articles/368086

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