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- Title
Kronik Obstrüktif Akciğer Hastalığı Olan Bireylerde Kaygı Düzeyinin Yaşam Kalitesi Üzerine Etkisi.
- Authors
BAŞKAN, Sebahat ATALIKOĞLU; GÜNEŞ, Demet; KASIMOĞLU, Necla
- Abstract
Objective: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) restricts the daily life activities of individuals, increases their anxiety levels and negatively affects their quality of life due to reasons such as frequent symptoms, continuous medication use, and long-term hospitalization. The study was conducted to determine the effect of anxiety level on quality of life in individuals with COPD. Material and Methods: The descriptive research was conducted between January and June 2018. Target population of the study consisted of the individuals who are hospitalized in the Chest Diseases clinic of a university hospital in Turkey between the dates specified; and the sample consisted of 136 patients who agreed to participate in the study, were over 18 years old, had no communication problems, and had a diagnosis of COPD in the hospital information system and patient registration system. The data were collected by face-to-face interview technique using the patient information form including socio-demographic characteristics, State/Trait Anxiety Scale, and Short Form (SF) 36 Quality of Life Scale. Results: The average score that can be obtained from the State/Trait Anxiety Scale varies between 20 and 80, and the average score of the State/Trait Anxiety Scale of the individuals in the study was found to be 41.63±5.16, 48.22±5.99, respectively. It was determined that the participants received the highest mean score from the SF 36 Quality of Life Scale from the pain sub-dimension (46.81±25.83), the lowest mean from the role limitations due to physical problems (8.27±23.97), and their quality of life was negatively affected. There was a significant negative correlation between trait anxiety and other sub-scales of quality of life, except for role limitations due to physical problems (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that individuals experienced moderate anxiety and their quality of life was negatively affected. It was found that as the anxiety level of the participants incense, their quality of life decreased.
- Publication
Turkiye Klinikleri Archives of Lung, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 2, p35
- ISSN
1309-0119
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5336/archlung.2021-82571