Clustering of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors is Associated with a Low Adherence to Recommended Preventive Practices Among COPD Patients in Spain

Miguel-Díez, Javier de; Jiménez‐García, Rodrigo; Hernández-Barrera, Valentín; Aparicio, Irene Jarana; Ramos, Amparo; Andrés, Ana López de; Carrasco‐Garrido, Pilar

doi:10.3109/15412555.2014.880414

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“…With exception of the work and friendships, all other items from this domain were rated by majority of patients as mildly affected by sore throat (mean answers were close to high-rated end of the Likert’s scale (Table 1). However, underestimate of effects of sore throat on social aspects in our study may well be consequence of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and non-adherence to physician’s advice about taking rest and abstaining from social activities until the condition improves (18). …”

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An Instrument for Rating Quality of Life Related to Sore Throat in Patients Suffering from Acute Pharyngitis or Tonsillitis

Catic¹,

Kapo

Pintol³

et al. 2018

Mater Sociomed

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Introduction:Quality of life in patients with acute pharyngitis or tonsillitis is significantly lower than in healthy persons, and it should be taken into account when efficacy of new therapeutic options is investigated.Objective:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a reliable instrument that can measure quality of life in adult outpatients with sore throat caused by acute pharyngitis or acute tonsillitis.Method:The study was of a cross-sectional type, and assessed reliability and validity of newly developed questionnaire for measurement of quality of life in adult outpatients with sore throat (STQoL) caused by acute pharyngitis or acute tonsillitis. It was conducted on a sample of 282 patients, with mean age 39.0 ± 14.8 years, male/female ratio 104/178 (36.9%/63.1%).Results:Final version of the STQoL scale with 21 items showed excellent reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha 0.949. It was temporally stable, and both divergent and convergent validity tests had good results. Factorial analysis revealed three domains, Social/psychic aspects, Physical aspects and Environmental aspects of sore throat related quality of life.Conclusions:The STQoL scale is reliable and valid specific instrument for measuring sore throat related quality of life, which is an important treatment outcome in patients with acute pharyngitis or tonsillitis.

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confidence: 88%

An Instrument for Rating Quality of Life Related to Sore Throat in Patients Suffering from Acute Pharyngitis or Tonsillitis

Catic¹,

Kapo

Pintol³

et al. 2018

Mater Sociomed

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“… 48 More importantly, several studies have evaluated the degree of adherence to inhaled medication and associated factors. All these studies concur on three points: first, adherence to inhaled medication is poor; 49 second, poor adherence has considerable impact on both patients 46 , 50 and the health system; 51 and third, adherence is a complex concept, in which the efficacy of the drug is important, 52 but is not the only factor. Other factors influencing treatment adherence include patient satisfaction with the inhaler, 53 the number of inhalers used, 54 less-frequent dosing schedules, 55 informal caregivers support, 56 patient perception of clinician expertise, 57 and certain comorbidities, 58 among others.…”

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Patient-reported outcomes and considerations in the management of COPD: focus on aclidinium

Lόpez-Campos

Calero

López-Ramírez

et al. 2015

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex heterogeneous disease, in which several factors combine to give the final clinical expression. Both early and more recent studies have shown that forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), despite being an extremely important parameter to predict the progression of the disease, is a poor surrogate marker for symptoms perception. Accordingly, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) have gained popularity as a measure of the impact of treatment from the patients’ perspective, since they represent the individuals’ perception of their health status, beyond any physiological limitations. Several such PROs, therefore, are currently included in multidimensional COPD evaluation. This multidimensional approach helps identify different patient types and individualize, up to a certain point, pharmacological treatment. In this multidimensional approach it is important to highlight the importance of long-acting bronchodilators in COPD treatment strategies. Long-acting bronchodilators are cost-effective and have been shown to achieve the greatest functional and clinical improvements in COPD. As a result, long-acting bronchodilators are now the main pharmacological treatment for COPD at all stages of the disease. Until recently, tiotropium was the leading bronchodilator for the treatment of COPD. The clinical development of this medication, unprecedented in inhaled therapy, involved tens of thousands of patients and yielded consistent outcomes in terms of lung function, symptoms, quality of life, exacerbations, and prognosis. However, new long-acting bronchodilators have recently been developed or are currently under development. In this review, we evaluate the effects of aclidinium bromide, a novel long-acting bronchodilator, on PROs in COPD. Aclidinium is a novel long-acting muscarinic antagonist with a good safety profile for the treatment of COPD, and has proven efficacy in both objective functional measurements and PROs. Comparison studies with tiotropium have shown it to have similar lung function improvement and a similar impact on PROs, including quality of life or symptom perception.

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“…En un estudio transversal que incluyó 2.575 pacientes con EPOC en la Encuesta Nacional de Salud de 2006 y en la encuesta europea de Salud en España de 2009, puso de manifiesto que el 36,6% de los pacientes no se habían vacunado de la gripe en 2006. Estos porcentajes se redujeron en el año 2009, de tal manera que no habían vacunado de la gripe el 27,33%325 .…”

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Análisis de la variabilidad y de la adecuación de la práctica médica en la EPOC en León a la luz de las nuevas guías GESEPOC (estudio ADEPOCLE) = Study of the adequacy of the treatment of cord in the province of León

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Clustering of Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviors is Associated with a Low Adherence to Recommended Preventive Practices Among COPD Patients in Spain

Abstract: Compliance with healthy lifestyles and adherence to recommended clinical preventive services is under desirable levels among Spanish COPD patients. Patients with lifestyles considered as "worse" are those who also have lower uptake of recommended preventive activities.

Cited by 5 publications

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An Instrument for Rating Quality of Life Related to Sore Throat in Patients Suffering from Acute Pharyngitis or Tonsillitis

An Instrument for Rating Quality of Life Related to Sore Throat in Patients Suffering from Acute Pharyngitis or Tonsillitis

Patient-reported outcomes and considerations in the management of COPD: focus on aclidinium

Análisis de la variabilidad y de la adecuación de la práctica médica en la EPOC en León a la luz de las nuevas guías GESEPOC (estudio ADEPOCLE) = Study of the adequacy of the treatment of cord in the province of León

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