TY  - JOUR
TI  - Disease history of patients with COPD
AB  - BACKGROUND AND AIM: This study aimed to obtain real-life data of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at least one year ago, including smoking history, inhaler device training, and the number of exacerbations. METHODS: This study was planned as a nationwide, prospective, observational, multicenter, and noninterventional study, and web-based electronic case forms were used to register the patients. RESULTS: A total of 460 patients from 11 centers were included, of whom 88.3% were males. Of the total patients, 137 (29.8%) were current smokers, and 292 (63.5%) were ex-smokers. One hundred twenty-four (29.6%) patients did not receive inhaler device training. Repeated inhaler device training in the follow-up visits was not performed in 255 (60.8%) patients. Of the total participants, 187 (41.0%) reported no exacerbations in the previous year. The mean number of exacerbations per person over the previous year was 1.19. The annual rates of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines were 34.8% and 4.2%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Patients should be trained more efficiently in the risks of COPD, use of inhaler devices, exacerbations, and improving quality of life.
AU  - undefined, Hakan
AU  - Süerdem, Mecit
AU  - Erçen Diken, Özlem
AU  - Sengul, Aysun
AU  - Yılmaz Demirci, Nilgün
AU  - Ogan, Nalan
AU  - bozkus, fulsen
AU  - Yıldırım, Gülfem
AU  - Arslan, Sertaç
AU  - Sarioglu, Nurhan
AU  - GÜLBAŞ, GAZİ
AU  - Kurtipek, Ercan
DO  - 10.14744/ejp.2022.7002
PY  - 2022
JO  - Eurasian Journal of Pulmonology
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
SN  - 2148-3620
SP  - 206
EP  - 211
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1166151
ER  -