Multiple symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in <scp>N</scp>orway

Bentsen, Signe Berit; Gundersen, Doris; Assmus, J; Bringsvor, Heidi Breistrand; Berland, Astrid

doi:10.1111/nhs.12031

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“…Pain was a common symptom in our study as in others 5,17,46 with no difference between those with moderate and severe airflow limitations. Close to one-fourth of the patients in each group reported that pain was quite a bit or very much distressing, but more patients with moderate airflow limitation used analgesics than those with severe.…”

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“…However, patients with COPD report that support from healthcare providers is rare concerning sleeping difficulties 45 . Multiple symptoms are known to catalyze and negatively affect each other 11 and thereby affect the quality of sleep 46,47 . Night-time symptoms and sleep disturbance are still "forgotten" dimensions in patients with COPD 48 that need more attention in care and research.…”

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Symptom burden in stable COPD patients with moderate or severe airflow limitation

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Running head: Symptom burden in moderate or severe airflow limitations Symptom burden in stable COPD patients with moderate or severe airflow limitations. AbstractObjectives. To describe a multidimensional symptom profile in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and determine whether symptom experience differed between patients with moderate or severe airflow limitations.Background. Patients with severe airflow limitation experience numerous symptoms, but

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Symptom burden in stable COPD patients with moderate or severe airflow limitation

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“…Of the 14 articles on pain and symptom burden in COPD, three reports from Bentsen et al 9 21 22 and two reports from Borge et al 18 20 were based on the same original research study. Ten studies were conducted at the outpatient pulmonary department of a hospital (secondary and tertiary care), one in primary care and three were population-based studies.…”

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Pain in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Groenewegen-Sipkema

Eijk³

et al. 2014

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesTo systematically investigate the prevalence of pain, factors related with pain and pain management interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources and study eligibility criteriaPubMed (MEDLINE), EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychINFO from 1966 to December 2013. Studies were included if they presented clinical data on pain or symptom burden in patients with COPD, or pain as a domain of quality of life (QoL). All types of study designs were included.ResultsOf the 1571 articles that were identified, 39 met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Fourteen studies focused on pain and symptom burden (including pain) in patients with COPD and 25 studies focused on QoL using a questionnaire that included a separate pain domain. Reported pain prevalence in high-quality studies ranged from 32 to 60%. Included studies report that pain is more prevalent in patients with COPD compared to participants from the general population. Comorbidity, nutritional status, QoL and several symptoms were related to pain. None of the included studies reported a significant relationship between lung function and pain prevalence or severity. However, studies investigating pain in patients with moderate COPD reported higher pain prevalence compared to studies in patients with severe of very severe COPD.ConclusionsAlthough literature on this topic is limited and shows substantial heterogeneity, pain seems to be a significant problem in patients with COPD and is related to several other symptoms, comorbidity and QoL. Data synthesis suggests that pain is more prevalent in patients with moderate COPD compared to patients with severe or very severe COPD. Further research is needed and should focus on determining a more accurate pain prevalence, investigating the relationship between pain prevalence, disease severity and comorbidity and explore implementation and efficacy of pain management interventions in patients with COPD.

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“…The degree of fatigue worsens as the disease progresses. [14,[17][18][19][20] Patients with COPD report worse psychological functioning and more psychiatric distress compared with patients with many other chronic diseases. [21,22] Prolonged illness such as COPD leads to changes in all aspects of a person's life.…”

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Conceptions of everyday life among people living alone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lindqvist

Hanson

2016

Clinical Nursing Studies

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Objective: The aim of the study was to describe conceptions of everyday life among people living alone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Background: COPD is a long-standing, chronic condition. As COPD progresses, it commonly affects all aspects of life. The disease creates a complex life situation for the person living alone, as they experience a wide range of difficulties and must adapt to the demands of their brittle body. They report more psychiatric distress than do those with other chronic diseases and appear to have an increased risk of depression. No previous studies have been conducted focusing on people's conceptions of everyday life when living alone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods: A phenomenographic study was conducted in the south of Sweden with 15 women and 9 men who were living alone and suffering from different grades of COPD, ranging from mild to very severe. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Results: An overall descriptive category was found, when life changes direction, with three subcategories: COPD creates obstacles in daily life, when the body refuses and loneliness. The disease changed their lives dramatically and both physical and psychological strains appeared. Conclusions: The present study highlights the particular challenges facing people living alone with COPD. To live alone and manage a chronic disease such as COPD is more problematic, than living with a spouse, as they have the option to ask for help when needed and someone to talk to. New technology can reduce social isolation among older people and may act as a potential solution for people living alone with COPD. Through e-health, these people may have the opportunity to be more involved in their own care. To ensure greater security, information, participation, self-care and independence, person-centred care must be systematically implemented within health and social care systems in Sweden.

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Multiple symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Norway

Cited by 30 publications

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Symptom burden in stable COPD patients with moderate or severe airflow limitation

Symptom burden in stable COPD patients with moderate or severe airflow limitation

Pain in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conceptions of everyday life among people living alone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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