Questionnaire on quality of life related to chronic obstrutctive pulmonary disease (copd): literature review

Authors

  • Ana Cláudia Costa Carneiro EBMSP
  • Marina Santos Costa Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Daniel Machado Ferreira Costa Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
  • Laís Costa Carneiro Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Aquiles Camelier Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública e Universidade do Estado da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17267/2594-7907ijhe.v2i1.1791

Keywords:

Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica, Qualidade de vida, Questionários, Revisão.

Abstract

Introduction: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) usually experience a decrease in quality of life related to health (QLRH) from their perception of their own limitations in some aspects of their lives. Objective: To analyze the scientific production which tackle the use of questionnaires on quality of life in order to follow the disease evolution in subjects with COPD. Methods and Materials: Non-Systematic Review of the literature including articles in English, Portuguese and Spanish, using Medline, SciELO and Lilacs data bases, from 1998 to 2017, as well as technical books on the theme. The terms used were “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease”, “quality of life”, “specific health-related quality of life questionnaires”.  Results/Data Synthesis: The 39 articles found were organized into two sections as follows: studies on validation of quality of life questionnaires (n=22) and studies of comparison between generic and specific instruments for quality of life evaluation (n=17). Conclusions: The evaluation of quality of life for patients with COPD must be incorporated to the clinical segment, as the chronic disease influences several dimensions of patients’ lives. The specific questionnaires on quality of life give a better dimension of the health conditions of patients with COPD regarding their relationship with the disease.

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Author Biographies

  • Ana Cláudia Costa Carneiro, EBMSP
    medicina
  • Marina Santos Costa, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
    Marina Santos Costa. Acadêmica do Curso de Medicina da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. marina.costa94@gmail.com
  • Daniel Machado Ferreira Costa, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
    Daniel Ferreira Costa. Acadêmico do Curso de Medicina da Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. danmfcosta@gmail.com
  • Laís Costa Carneiro, Universidade Federal da Bahia
    Laís Costa Carneiro. Acadêmica do Curso de Medicina da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. laisccarneiro01@gmail.com
  • Aquiles Camelier, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública e Universidade do Estado da Bahia

    Aquiles Camelier. Professor Adjunto do Curso de Pós Graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública; Professor Auxiliar A do Colegiado de Medicina, Departamento de Ciências da Vida da Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brasil. aquilescamelier@yahoo.com.br

Published

07/03/2018

Issue

Section

Literature Reviews

How to Cite

Questionnaire on quality of life related to chronic obstrutctive pulmonary disease (copd): literature review. (2018). International Journal of Education and Health, 2(1), 93-103. https://doi.org/10.17267/2594-7907ijhe.v2i1.1791

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