Health-related quality of life of elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from selected government institutions

Ummi Nadira Daut, . and Noraida Omar, . and Barakatun Nisak Mohd Yusof, . and Nor-Farahain Yahya, . and Siti Nur’ Asyura Adznam, . Health-related quality of life of elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from selected government institutions. pp. 27-35. ISSN 1394-035X

Introduction: It is widely recognised that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is impaired in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Most previous studies were conducted among the younger adult population and there is limited information on the elderly population. This study aimed to determine the COPD assessment test (CAT) score in the elderly with COPD. Methods: This was a crosssectional study involving 140 elderly patients who had been diagnosed with COPD at two selected government institutions. Data on socio-demographic and health status were collected by interviewing patients and reviewing their medical records. The HRQOL was measured using CAT. The independence sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were conducted to compare the CAT scores with socio-demographic and health status. Results: The socio-demographic and health characteristics of the patients were as follows: majority (54) were aged 60-70 years male (97) Malay (59) married (75) ex-smokers (72) had attained primary education (48) had co-morbidities (54) no history of hospitalisation or visits to the emergency department due to COPD (57) and were in moderate stage of airflow obstruction (53). The mean of CAT score was 21.876.85 and the majority of the patients were classified as having worst symptoms of COPD (93) as they had high CAT score which was 10. Conclusion: Majority of the patients in this study had high scores of CAT which indicated poor HRQOL. Ex-smokers had higher scores compared to non-smokers. More attention need to be given to these subgroups in order to increase their quality of life.

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Abstract

Introduction: It is widely recognised that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is impaired in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Most previous studies were conducted among the younger adult population and there is limited information on the elderly population. This study aimed to determine the COPD assessment test (CAT) score in the elderly with COPD. Methods: This was a crosssectional study involving 140 elderly patients who had been diagnosed with COPD at two selected government institutions. Data on socio-demographic and health status were collected by interviewing patients and reviewing their medical records. The HRQOL was measured using CAT. The independence sample t-test and one-way ANOVA were conducted to compare the CAT scores with socio-demographic and health status. Results: The socio-demographic and health characteristics of the patients were as follows: majority (54) were aged 60-70 years male (97) Malay (59) married (75) ex-smokers (72) had attained primary education (48) had co-morbidities (54) no history of hospitalisation or visits to the emergency department due to COPD (57) and were in moderate stage of airflow obstruction (53). The mean of CAT score was 21.876.85 and the majority of the patients were classified as having worst symptoms of COPD (93) as they had high CAT score which was 10. Conclusion: Majority of the patients in this study had high scores of CAT which indicated poor HRQOL. Ex-smokers had higher scores compared to non-smokers. More attention need to be given to these subgroups in order to increase their quality of life.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Pulmonary diseases
AGROVOC Term:	Chronic diseases
AGROVOC Term:	Human diseases
AGROVOC Term:	Quality of life
AGROVOC Term:	Elderly
AGROVOC Term:	Disease surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Data collection
AGROVOC Term:	Interviews
AGROVOC Term:	Demography
AGROVOC Term:	Risk factors
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8232

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