What is it about?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major problem for public health at the global level and an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment should be guided by COPD severity and aim to control symptoms, decrease exacerbations, and improve patient function and quality of life. The assessment of the quality of life has become a significant research issue in COPD.
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Why is it important?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity in the elderly population. COPD leads to a reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL), but the factors which contribute to this are less understood. A better understanding of the factors which determine HRQL should lead to an improved care for such patients.
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One of the main goals of our study was to investigate the impact of COPD on HRQL. Elderly patients with COPD have a deterioration of psychosocial aspects of life as well as a decline of the daily physical activity, therefore it is essential to establish a link between COPD and HRQL in elderly patients.
Professor Alexandru Corlateanu
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemitanu"
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This page is a summary of: Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Impact of Age, Respiration, January 2016, Karger Publishers,
DOI: 10.1159/000448625.
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