Effectiveness of Pulmonary Interventions(PI) on Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) and Clinical outcomes(CO) among Chornic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a crucial health issue and ranks fifth in the global burden ofdisease. Even though the disease is identified by the symptoms of intensified respiratory manifestations and declinein functional status, exacerbation gives rise to the substantial threat for morbidity and early mortality. COPD also hasa considerable influence on quality of life and is the noteworthy cause of health care associated expenses. This studyis descriptive analysis of the socio-demographic and clinical variables among COPD patients in a tertiary referralhospital. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the socio-demographic variables and clinical variables ofCOPD patients. Methods: This study is a part of Randomized Control Trial (RCT) on “Effectiveness of PulmonaryInterventions on Health Related Quality of Life and Clinical Outcome among COPD patients.†Data were collectedusing Socio-demographic proforma and clinical proforma. Results: Analysis shows that the majority were males 127(90.7%) aged around 61-86 years (62.14%) and the highest numbers of men were smokers (85.7%). Conclusion:Understanding the sociodemographic variables and the clinical variables of patient with COPD is essential in thetreatment of COPD.