Gender and COPD in Patients Attending a Pulmonary Clinic

de-Torres, Juan P.; Casanova, Ciro; Hernández, Coromoto León; Abreu, Juan; Aguirre‐Jaime, Armando; Celli, Bartolomé R.

doi:10.1378/chest.128.4.2012

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“…The finding that HRQL is worse in women is consistent with previous studies of using other HRQL instruments (3)(4)(5). Do factors determining quality of life in men and women differ; with mental state and symptoms playing a more dominant role in HRQL among women with COPD (42)?…”

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Co-Morbidity, Body Mass Index and Quality of Life in COPD Using the Clinical COPD Questionnaire

Sundh

Ställberg

Lisspers

et al. 2011

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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“…Previous studies have shown that HRQL in COPD is influenced by low physical capacity, a high level of dyspnoea and worsening of emotional state, but it is also associated with female sex, reduced lung function, older age, a history of heavy tobacco use and frequent exacerbations (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12).…”

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Co-Morbidity, Body Mass Index and Quality of Life in COPD Using the Clinical COPD Questionnaire

Sundh

Ställberg

Lisspers

et al. 2011

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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“…Women are more susceptible to the disease and develop COPD at an earlier age than the men, despite of lesser duration of exposure to smoke. [6] However, in our study there were only 25 % (n = 19) female patients.. Other studies have also observed this age related gender difference. [7,8] Often the women and their family members neglect the symptoms of disease occurring in women [9] and less number of women are able to utilize health care facilities due to various social factors.…”

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Correlation of quality of life and activities of daily living with disease stage in patients with COPD

Prakash¹,

Puri²,

Kumar³

et al. 2014

Int J Med Public Health

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Background: COPD is a chronic disease which may have substantial effect on quality of life of patients. Aim: The aim of this study is to study the impact of COPD on activities of daily living and quality of life of patients and to correlate the impact with severity of disease in the set up of Indian conditions. Materials and methods: In this prospective study conducted at a tertiary level hospital, stable COPD patients without any other coexisting co-morbidity were enrolled. The severity of COPD was classifi ed as per GOLD 2006 guidelines. The quality of life and impact of COPD on activities of daily living was assessed using Seattle obstructive lung disease questionnaire translated in local language, 6 minutes walk test and visual analog scale for dyspnoea. Results: Seventy eight patients and 20 controls were enrolled for the study. The scores for physical functions, emotional functions, coping skills and treatment satisfaction obtained from questionnaire were decreased in COPD patients. The physical function and emotional function score, decreased signifi cantly (P < 0.05) when compared from mild through moderate, severe and very severe stages of COPD, these scores also correlated positively with percent predicted FEV 1 values in spirometry (r=0.855 and r = 0.735 respectively) There was a signifi cant fall in the six minute walk distance as the stage of disease progressed. The Visual analog scale score signifi cantly increased (P < 0.05) with the stage of COPD. Conclusion: Assessing quality of life and ability to perform activities of daily living is also important for assessing the disease severity. Abstract Access this article onlineWebsite: www.ijmedph.org

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“…We observed a fairly high prevalence of AO in never-smokers, particularly in men (4.6% AO in male never-smokers and 2.7% in females, p < 0.05). It is still contested whether women are at greater risk for COPD than men if they are equally exposed to smoking and other pollutants [30,31]. The current understanding of risk factors for COPD is in many aspects still incomplete; a better understanding of relations and interactions between risk factors as well as their contribution to COPD is crucial for developing the best prevention policies including smoking cessation [4,6].…”

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The Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by the Global Lung Initiative Equations in North-Western Russia

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Background: The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) varies in different countries, while the cut-off for airflow obstruction (AO) is still contested. No COPD prevalence data based on the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) 2012 equations are available in Russia. Objectives: This study aims to assess AO prevalence by the GLI lower limit of normal (GLI-LLN) and the fixed cut-off, to identify AO risk factors and to assess the diagnostic value of respiratory symptoms in north-western Russia. Methods: In a north-western Russian population-based sample of 2,974 adults aged 35-70 years, data on socio-demographics, smoking, occupational exposures and respiratory symptoms were collected, and spirometry was performed before and after bronchodilator (BD) administration. Results: The AO prevalence was 6.8% (95% CI 5.8-7.9) based on the fixed and 4.8% (95% CI 3.9-5.7) based on the GLI-LLN cut-off. 22.5% of the participants with post-BD AO had a positive bronchodilator test, and 1% showed a paradoxical BD response. Of the environmental factors studied, only smoking was independently associated with AO (odds ratio 2.47, 95% CI 1.60-3.82). The positive predictive value of respiratory symptoms for AO was 11% based on the fixed and 8% based on the GLI-LLN cut-off. Conclusions: In a sample of adults in north-western Russia, the AO prevalence by the GLI-LLN cut-off was lower than that by the fixed cut-off. The predictive value of respiratory symptoms was low.

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Gender and COPD in Patients Attending a Pulmonary Clinic

Cited by 209 publications

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Co-Morbidity, Body Mass Index and Quality of Life in COPD Using the Clinical COPD Questionnaire

Co-Morbidity, Body Mass Index and Quality of Life in COPD Using the Clinical COPD Questionnaire

Correlation of quality of life and activities of daily living with disease stage in patients with COPD

The Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by the Global Lung Initiative Equations in North-Western Russia

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