Quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis and in the presence of the arterial hypertension

MedAlliance ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Indices

Objective. To analyze the characteristics of the quality of life (QOL) changes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COPD + TB and arterial hypertension (AH) (COPD + TB + AH). Material and Methods. QOL indices were analyzed by 8 scores of SF-36 questionnaire in 115 res-pondents (n = 35 (COPD), n = 25 (COPD + TB), n = 20 (COPD + TB + AH), n = 35 (AH)). Results. Compared to patients with AH, the level of role functioning based on physical con-dition, general health, vitality, social functioning, and mental health patients with COPD, COPD + TB and COPD + TB + AH, was assessed below the average in general population. Patients with COPD + TB + AH showed the lowest rates of both physical and mental health indices. Conclusion. The presence of comorbid COPD and AH in patients receiving treatment for TB leads to a decrease in the QOL of patients with 3 competing diseases, which requires an integrated ap-proach to the management of this category of patients, involving specialists of various specialties to increase patient compliance and cure then from TB.

scholarly journals Influence of dosed walking on the course of arterial hypertension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 68-74
Author(s):  
O. N. Kryuchkova ◽  
M. A. Bubnova ◽  
S. E. Bubnov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Role Functioning ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Objective: to study the influence of dosed walking on the course of hypertension and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Materials and methods: the study included 85 patients with a combination of arterial hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with an average age of 60.9 ± 1.06 years. Group A patients were prescribed dosed walking in addition to medication, while group B patients received only antihypertensive medications, statins, and basic treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The effectiveness of treatment was determined after 6 weeks based on a standard examination, daily monitoring of blood pressure and ECG, and quality of life indicators. Long-term results were evaluated after 6 months.Results: patients whose treatment plan included physical training, in contrast to patients receiving only medication, noted a decrease in complaints of headache (p=0.034), dizziness (p=0.041), tachycardia (p=0.029), general weakness (p=0.003), head noise and tinnitus (p=0.018), sleep disturbance (p=0.010) and shortness of breath (p=0.004). They had normalization of all indicators of quality of life according to the SF-36 questionnaire: scales physical functioning (p<0.001), role functioning due to physical condition (p<0.001), pain intensity (p<0.001), general health (p=0.002), vital activity (p=0.001), social functioning (p=0.013), role functioning due to emotional state (p<0.001), mental health (p=0.008), physical component of health in general (p<0.001) and the mental health component (p=0.002). Improvement of well-being was accompanied by normalization of lipidogram indicators, daily heart rate and blood pressure: reduction of average daily indicators of blood pressure (p<0.001), pressure load index (p<0.001), blood pressure variability (p<0.05), pulse pressure (p<0.001) and the rate of morning rise in blood pressure (p<0.001).Conclusion: addition to standard medical therapy of dosed walking has a positive effect on the course of arterial hypertension in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The Effect of Telerehabilitation on Quality of Life, Exercise Capacity, and Spirometry Indexes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Masih Daneshvari Hospital

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somayeh Ghadimi ◽  
Atefeh Fakharian ◽  
Mohsen Abedi ◽  
Reyhaneh Zahiri ◽  
Mahsan Norouz Afjeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
And Control

Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) leads to limited activity and reduced quality of life. Treatment of this disease is a long-term process that requires the cooperation of patients in monitoring and treatment. Methods: In the present study which was conducted from April 2019 to March 2021 in Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran, 75 patients were randomly divided into telerehabilitation and control groups. Patients in the control group received pulmonary rehabilitation including respiratory, isometric, and aerobic exercises for 8 weeks, three times per week. In the second group, patients were given a lung rehabilitation booklet and asked to repeat the exercises three times a week for four weeks according to a specific schedule. In addition, patients installed Behzee care application on the mobile phone that recorded various indicators such as heart rate, SpO2, dyspnea, fatigue, and daily activities. This application reminded the patient of the program every day and at a specific time. Finally, the patients’ conditions were compared in the two groups after 8 weeks using CAT and mMRC questionnaires and 6-Minute Walk (6MW) exercise indices as well as spirometry tests. Results: In all four indicators (6MW, CAT,  and mMRC questionnaires as well as spirometry), patients showed improvement after rehabilitation (p<0.001). This improvement was significantly higher in the telemedicine group compared to the other group (p<0.01). Conclusion: The use of telerehabilitation in COPD patients is effective in improving spirometry indices, quality of life, as well as activity and sports indices.

A Correlational study on quality of life and disease severity among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clients attending a pulmonary Medicine OPD of a Tertiary care hospital, Kolkata

2021 ◽  
pp. 528-532
Author(s):  
Uma Rani Adhikari ◽  
Soma Roy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Disease Severity ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Pulmonary Medicine ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recently the most common chronic lung disease and presents a serious medical, economic, and social problem for people. A correlational survey research was adopted to identify relationship between quality of life and disease severity among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clients attending Pulmonary Medicine OPD in a selected hospital, Kolkata with the objectives to assess the quality of life of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clients and to find out correlation between disease severity and quality of life among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clients. Purposive sampling technique was adapted to select 138 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clients attending Pulmonary Medicine OPD in a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata. The structured interview schedule was used to collect on demographic data and standardized WHO QOL BREF tool was used to assess Quality of Life. Standardized GOLD criteria were used to assess disease severity of COPD clients. Reliability of the demographic data collection tool was established by inter- rater method and r was 0.77. All the tools were tried out before final data collection. The finding of the study revealed statistically non-significant relationship between all the domain of QOL and disease severity of COPD patients. Total Quality of Life score is also not significantly related with COPD Disease severity score. The study results also showed that QOL is not associated with sociodemographic characteristics. The study concluded that, there is no correlation between quality of life and disease severity.

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