The practice of respiratory disability assessment in a university hospital: the analysis of 136 patients

Berk, Serdar; Sanlı, Gülizar Canan; Özşahin, Sefa Levent; Doǧan, Ömer Tamer; Arslan, Sülhattin; Akkurt, İbrahim

doi:10.5578/tt.3688

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“…Beşer et al found that 59.7% of disabled people were men. In the study by Berk et al reported that 87% of 135 patients were men [5,9]. Unlike those studies, there was a higher rate of female patients in our study.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…94.6% of patients performed the test in accordance with the evaluation criteria in Berks study [9]. The difference may be attributed to lack of Turkish literacy particularly of the elderly population in the region and following the directions for respiratory function as translated by a relative.…”

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“…In the study by Berk et al which examined 136 patients, the occupation of 121 patients (89%) was recorded [9].…”

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“…Our study showed that 4285 patients presented to the Medical Board of our hospital between January 2014 and July 2014 for assessment of their disability, with 9.3% having a respiratory disability. A study conducted in Sivas for evaluating the respiratory disability rating showed that 1.3% of presenting patients had respiratory disability [9]. The disability rating evaluated by the Chest Diseases Department in our study was higher than the one in the study by Berk et al [9] Among our patients, 49.6% were from the city center, 37.4% from the districts of Van, and others from neighboring cities, from Ağrı, Siirt, Hakkari, Bitlis, and Muş, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These studies examined general characteristics of disabled people. However, the number of studies examining patients with a disability report from the chest diseases department is very small [9].…”

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Respiratory Disability in The Van Region Based on the Medical Board Reports

Çilingir¹

2016

Turk Toraks Dergisi

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OBJECTIVES:Respiratory system disorders have an impact on daily living activities of subjects, resulting in disability. Data should be gathered on disability for health services. The present study aimed to review the records of patients with a respiratory disability report from our medical board, and contribute to the national and regional statistics on disability. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed sociodemographic characteristics, respiratory diseases and disability rates of the patients who were examined by the Chest Diseases Department during the Medical Board evaluations in our hospital between January 1 st and July 1 st , 2014. RESULTS:Among 4285 patients whose applications were submitted to the medical board for evaluation, 401 (9.3%) had a respiratory disease. Of these patients, 163 were male, and 238 were female, with a mean age of 64.2 years. The most common diseases associated with disability were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and sequelae tuberculosis.The disability rating for respiratory system was 80% in 24.9% of patients, 40% in 34.7% of patients, and 20% in 40.4% of patients. Patients with a respiratory disability report were also considered disabled by the departments of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Cardiology and Eye diseases. There was a positive correlation between disability rating and age, and a negative correlation between forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV 1 ) and oxigen saturation measured by pulse oximeter (SpO 2 ) values (p= 0.002; p< 0.001; p< 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, smokers had a higher disability rating compared to non-smokers (p= 0.02). CONCLUSION:In Turkey, we have limited number of studies about respiratory disability. We believe that the present study will help determination of the etiology of respiratory disability and contribute to any action on prevention of these disorders in our region.

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“…In the study by Berk et al which examined 136 patients, the occupation of 121 patients (89%) was recorded [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%