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Published on: August 24, 2019
EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS
Mykola M Ostrovskyy1, Nadiia V Korzh1
1IVANO-FRANKIVSK NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, IVANO-FRANKIVSK, UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: To evaluate the effect of overweight on the quality of life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients GOLD III.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: 65 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD GOLD III) were examined in different phases of pathological process. The pulmonary function (PF) test was performed by means of "SPIROKOM" device (Ukraine). The degree of overweight was determined by calculating the body mass index (BMI) using the formula І = m/h² (m - body mass in kilograms, h - height, square of the height in meters (kg/m²). Patients' quality of life was evaluated with the help of standardized St.George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).
Results:
Results: The study revealed changes in the PF indices and the decrease in quality of life in overweight patients, especially in case of destabilization of the pathological process.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: The obtained results show that overweight is the underlying condition for more severe course of the pathology and requires further study of its impact on the health and quality of life of patients in order to improve the effectiveness of treatment.
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