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Health-Related Quality of Life of People Living with COPD in a Semiurban Area of Western Nepal : A Community-Based Study
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- Ballav Adhikari, Tara (author)
- Aarhus Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Ctr Global Hlth, Aarhus, Denmark; Nepal Dev Soc, COBIN Project, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
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- Rijal, Anupa (author)
- Nepal Dev Soc, COBIN Project, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal; Univ Southern Denmark, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Reg Hlth Res, Odense, Denmark
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- Acharya, Pawan (author)
- Nepal Dev Soc, COBIN Project, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal; Univ Oklahoma, Hlth Sci Ctr, Hudson Coll Publ Hlth, Oklahoma City, OK USA
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- Högman, Marieann (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Lung- allergi- och sömnforskning
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- Karki, Arjun (author)
- HAMS Hosp, Dept Pulm Crit Care & Sleep Med, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Drews, Arne (author)
- Nepalmed, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cooper, Brendan G. (author)
- Univ Hosp Birmingham, Lung Funct & Sleep, Birmingham, W Midlands, England
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- Sigsgaard, Torben (author)
- Aarhus Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Sect Environm Occupat & Hlth, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Neupane, Dinesh (author)
- Nepal Dev Soc, COBIN Project, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal; Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Welch Ctr Prevent Epidemiol & Clin Res, Baltimore, MD USA
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- Kallestrup, Per (author)
- Aarhus Univ, Dept Publ Hlth, Ctr Global Hlth, Aarhus, Denmark
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- 2021-05-10
- 2021
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In: COPD. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1541-2555 .- 1541-2563. ; 18:3, s. 349-356
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- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal. It is a progressive lung disease and has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reflects the health- and disease-related facets of quality of life. Limited studies have assessed the impact of COPD on HRQOL and associated factors in Nepal. This study is based on a cross-sectional household survey data from a semiurban area of Western Nepal. A validated Nepali version of St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) was used to measure the HRQOL. COPD was defined together with post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction and the presence of respiratory symptoms. Post-bronchodilator airflow obstruction was defined as Forced Expiratory Volume in 1st second (FEV1) to Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) ratio < 0.70. COPD was diagnosed in 122 participants, and their median (IQR) total score of HRQOL was 40 (26 - 69); the score of symptoms, activity, and impact area were 53 (37 - 74), 57 (36 - 86), and 26 (13 - 62), respectively. The overall HRQOL was significantly different in terms of age, occupational status, physical activity, and comorbidities. Disease severity and the presence of respiratory symptoms had a significant difference in HRQOL (p = 0.0001). Appropriate measures to improve conditions and addressing the associated factors like respiratory symptoms and enhancing physical activity are necessary and important.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Lungmedicin och allergi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Respiratory Medicine and Allergy (hsv//eng)
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- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- HRQOL
- St George's Respiratory Questionnaire
- Nepal
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Rijal, Anupa
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Acharya, Pawan
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Karki, Arjun
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