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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2024, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (3): 219-224.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.2024067

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Research of symptom groups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their correlation with patient’s quality of life

Qiu Qiaojing1, Tao Yang1, Shen Jiani1, Xu Jiapin1, Zhu Lihong1, Gu Fen2()   

  1. 1Department of Emergency,Ningbo University Affiliated to People’s Hospital, Ningbo 315040,China
    2Department of Nursing,Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University,Shanghai 200040,China
  • Received:2024-04-03 Online:2024-06-20 Published:2024-06-12
  • Contact: Gu Fen, Email:gufen927@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project(71904144)

Abstract:

Objective: To explore the composition of symptom groups at different stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, the interrelationships between symptom groups, and the correlation between symptom groups and patient’s quality of life. Methods: Convenience sampling was used to select 223 COPD patients who were hospitalized from November 2022 to November 2023 in Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ningbo University Affiliated to People’s Hospital. A patient basic information questionnaire, memorial symptom assessment scale (MSAS), and COPD assessment test (CAT) were used to evaluate symptoms, breathing difficulties, and emotions of the patients on the first day of hospitalization (T1, disease exacerbation phase), the day before or on the day of discharge (T2), and one month (T3) and three months (T4) after discharge(disease stable phase). Statistical description, factor analysis, and cluster analysis were used to analyze the symptoms and evaluate their impact on the patient’s quality of life. Results: The average numbers of symptoms in COPD patients between T1 and T4 were 29 (26, 31), 25 (22, 28), 27 (25, 29), and 29 (27, 31), respectively. There were three different symptom groups at four time points: respiratory perception related symptom group, psychological perception related symptom group, and gastrointestinal perception related symptom group. The average total scores of CAT scales for COPD patients between T1 and T4 were 29.13±6.37, 20.31±6.47, 18.68±6.27, and 20.31±6.47, respectively, variance analysis showed that the difference was statistically significant (F=126.284, P<0.001). The correlation analysis between three symptom groups and patient’s quality of life showed that except for gastrointestinal perception related symptom group at T4 which was not correlated with the total score of CAT (r=0.009,P>0.05), all other symptom groups were positively correlated with the total score of CAT (Ps<0.05). Conclusion: COPD patients experience different symptoms during the acute and stable phases of the disease, with symptoms clustering in three forms and worsening. The more severe the distress on the patient, the greater the impact on their quality of life.

Key words: Pulmonary disease, obstructive, Signs and symptoms, Quality of life

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