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- Title
Evaluation of the Effect of Comorbid Bronchiectasis on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- Authors
Yilmaz, Cansu; Acat, Murat; Oner, Serkan; Inci, Habibe; Adahan, Didem
- Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of comorbid bronchiectasis on quality-of-life in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Methods: 103 patients were diagnosed with COPD were included in our study. Spirometric measurements were made. The following measurement tools were used to collect data: 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, COPD Assessment Test (CAT), St. George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), and Short Form 36 (SF-36) quality-of-life questionnaire. Furthermore, all the patients' high Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) images for the last three years were included in the study. Results: 93.2% of the patients were male, with a mean age of 64.79 ± 9.35 years. It was found that SGRQ and SF-36 quality of life scores decreased to approximately half of the full score in all patients. The volume/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) values in the first second of forced expiration were significantly lower in the group with bronchiectasis. A significant correlation was found to exist between the patients' mMRC dyspnea scale and CAT scores, 6MWT distances, and all subscales of SGRQ and SF-36. In addition, a significant correlation was also found to exist between FEV1 values and all subscales of SGRQ, and between subscales of SF- 36. Conclusions: In our study, when we compared the quality-of-life scores of the patients with COPD and bronchiectasis with those with COPD alone, we found that the quality-of-life of both groups was impaired, but there was no significant difference between them.
- Subjects
KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; STATISTICS; MANN Whitney U Test; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; BRONCHIECTASIS; DATA analysis software; DATA analysis; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Konuralp Medical Journal / Konuralp Tip Dergisi, 2022, Vol 14, Issue 2, p357
- ISSN
1309-3878
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18521/ktd.997761