Abstract

Objectives: To describe the current status of quality of life and to understand some factors related to quality of life in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from March to June 2018 in 91 outpatients with COPD with a convenient sampling technique. The research uses the questionnaire WHOQOL-BREF with 26 questions in four areas: physical, mental, cultural and social. The higher score, the betterr QOL.

Results: The QOL of subjects in the study was an average level (42.9 ± 6.9 / 100), the physical and mental domains decreased more than the environment and society. Age, stage of disease, dyspnea, cough, and insomnia were negatively correlated and the level of social support was positively correlated with the QOL of research subjects. These variables explain53.8% of the QOL in the study population (R2 = 0.538, p <0.001). The best predictors of QOL in the study population were dyspnea.

Conclusion: QOL status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an average level. Dyspnea is most likely to affect the quality of life of the person.