Functional Status and Sleep Quality Among Elderly Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) considering one of the most chronic disease affecting elderly patients all over the world. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a major worldwide public health problem for increasing its mortality and morbidity. Aim: Determine the functional status and quality of sleep among elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Method: A descriptive research design was used in this study. This study was conducted at kafr El sheikh Chest Hospital affiliated to the Ministry of health. A convenience sample of 116 elderly patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to the above-mentioned setting within a period of six months. Tools: Data was collected by using three tools; demographic and clinical data structured interview schedule, Functional Independence Measure and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results: The mean of age in the studied elderly patients was 70.05±8.08 years in addition the mean score of patients' functional status was 62.2 ± 32.1. nearly three quarter of the studied elderly suffering poor quality of sleeping and nearly half of them reported that their functional status were very good . Also, there was statistically negative significant correlation between functional status and sleep quality. Conclusion:Nearly three quarters of studied elderly patients reported very good related to functional status, while, most of them reported poor quality of sleeping. quality of sleep was related to patient's functional health status. Recommendation: Development comprehensive simple Arabic printed educational materials such as (booklet, pamphlet and posters) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can improve functional status and quality of sleep.

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