Profile of COPD Patients in Rural Population Attending Rural Tertiary Health Care Centre of Central India
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major worldwide health problem that has an increasing prevalence and mortality. Exacerbations and co-morbidities contribute to the overall severity in individual patients. Although COPD is a lung disease, it is associated with systemic manifestations and co-morbid conditions. So assessment of various co-morbidities and early intervention can cause decrease in hospital stay, improvement in quality of life and decrease mortality, in COPD patients. Aim: To study the prevalence of various co-morbidities in patients of COPD in rural population. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on 48 patients in UPUMS Saifai attending department of medicine between October 2016 to March 2017.Various co-morbidities were assessed by clinical, haematological, biochemical and radiologically Results: In our study we found that all the patients included had at least one co-morbid condition. 30% patients were having 3 co-morbid condition and 16% patients were suffering from 4 co-morbid conditions. Conclusion: Patients with higher GOLD groups had more number of co-morbid conditions. Early detection and treatment of various co-morbid conditions is required so that there will be decrease mortality and hospital stay as well as improve quality of life.
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Ranjit Kumar Nim
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