Assessment Of Factors Associated With Poor Quality Of Life Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients - A Cross-Sectional Study

INTRODUCTION

COPD is a common avoidable, and treatable respiratory disease is characterized by persistent breathing difficulties and airflow limitation, due to abnormal inflammatory response of the airways to noxious particles or gases. According to data from India, the prevalence of COPD rises with age and reaches an exponential level beyond the age of thirty. The prognostic factors associated with health-related quality of life (HrQoL) are smoking, obesity, diseases such as depression, older age, comorbidity which may aggregate the condition of COPD.

OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

To assess the health-related quality of life among the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. To assess the factors associated with poor health-related quality of life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient.

JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

There are various factors which affects the HrQoL of the COPD patients which causes economic burden to patients and healthcare system. Assessment of the HrQoL of the COPD patients is important because it helps in planning the treatment regimen and identify the progression of the disease. Identification these risk factors which are associated with poor HrQoL of the COPD patients helps in better planning the treatment and education the patients.

METHODOLOGY

It is an observational cross-sectional study will be conducted at the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Justice K S Hedge Charitable Hospitable. Patients of aged 18 years and above with confirmed diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease and willing to participate in the study will be included. A structured data collection form will be used to collect the sociodemographic and clinical details of the patients. St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD will be used assess the HrQoL of COPD patients.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Qualitative data will be expressed in frequency and percentage Quantitative variable will be expressed as mean ±SD or median (Q1, Q3). Multiple linear regression will be used to find the factors associated to QoL of COPD patient. SPSS software version 2.0 will be used for statistical analysis. P value <0.05 will be consider statistically significant.

OUTCOME MEASURES

This study gives the insights about domains which are affecting the HrQoL of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. The current study highlights the factors affecting the HrQoL in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients which helps the physicians in management of the COPD.