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Quality of life, treatment adherence and compliance in COPD patients.

Recruiting
Conditions
J44
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Registration Number
DRKS00026780
Lead Sponsor
Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Lungenklinik Standort-Merheim, Universität Witten/Herdecke
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
236
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with pre-existing COPD of any stage according to GOLD without restriction regarding the reason for admission.
- Consent to the data protection declaration and patient information
- Willingness to answer the questionnaires completely
- Cognitive and verbal ability to answer the questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

- Patient age <18 years
- Deafness
- Unable to consent

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Is quality of life better in patients with COPD and high treatment adherence and compliance than in patients with low treatment adherence and compliance?
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Is treatment adherence and compliance lower in patients with more frequent exacerbations in the year prior to study inclusion? <br>2. Is the quality of life lower in patients with more frequent exacerbations? <br>3. Is the error rate in the use of inhaled therapy lower in patients with higher therapy adherence and compliance? <br>4. Evaluation with the question of weighted influence of subscores as well as error rate during inhalation on quality of life.
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