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Exploring the Relationship between Disease Awareness and Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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- Challenges and Opportunities for the Management of COPD: A Narrative Review of Patient and Health Care Professional Perspectives.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Disease Perception Among Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Recommendations for Improving Discharge-Related Care Following a COPD Exacerbation: An Expert Panel Consensus with Emphasis on Low- and Middle-Income Countries.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
- Unveiling the burden of COPD: perspectives on a patient-reported outcome measure to support communication in outpatient consultations-an interview study among patients.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Respiratory Specialist Visits Before Admissions with COPD Exacerbation are Linked to Improved Management and Outcomes.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Observational
- Association of Patients' Knowledge on the Disease and Its Management with Indicators of Disease Severity and Individual Characteristics in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Results from COSYCONET 2.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Adiponectin Increase in Patients Affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Overlap of Bronchiectasis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Illness Perceptions, Cognitions, and Beliefs on COPD Patients' Adherence to Treatment - A Systematic Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Review
- Adherence to Inhalation Devices in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- The Importance of Self-Management in the Context of Personalized Care in COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundDisease awareness is a challenge in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
objectivesThe aim of this analysis was to explore the association between COPD optimal and suboptimal awareness, clinical parameters, and the following patient-reported outcomes: modified Medical Research Council (mMRC), Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire (TSQM-9), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), Morisky Medication-Taking Adherence Scale (MMAS-4), and Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (B-IPQ).
methodsThis post hoc analysis of the SAT study included all enrolled patients for whom awareness (Disease Awareness in COPD Questionnaire - DACQ) was assessed at baseline and 12 months. DACQ scores ≥80 were considered an indicator of an optimal awareness.
results367 patients (25.8% women, median age 72 years) were included in the analysis. At enrollment, 74 patients (20.2%) had a DACQ score ≥80. Patients with suboptimal awareness, compared to those in which awareness was optimal, had higher median scores for CAT (p = 0.0001) and mMRC (p = 0.0031), a lower median TSQM-9 global score (p < 0.0001), and higher median B-IPQ score (p < 0.0001). The proportion of patients who had exacerbations during the previous year was higher in patients with suboptimal COPD awareness than in those with DACQ score ≥80 (42.8 vs. 21.4%, p = 0.0009). During the 12-month observation period, illness perception, adherence, and treatment satisfaction were found to be independent factors significantly associated with level of disease awareness.
conclusionThe results of our post hoc analysis suggest that patients' awareness of their COPD disease is related to both clinical outcomes and how they perceive and manage their condition.
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