Smoking status, body mass index, health-related quality of life, and acceptance of life with illness in stable outpatients with COPD

K Wytrychiewicz, D Pankowski, K Janowski… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019frontiersin.org
Smoking and obesity are important factors related to the etiology and clinical features of
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to carry out
deeper analyses of the links between smoking status and body mass index as well as of the
links between individual dimensions of health-related quality of life (QoL) and acceptance of
life with disease in patients with COPD. Information about BMI, smoking status, clinical
features of COPD, a COPD assessment test, and airflow obstruction indicators were …
Smoking and obesity are important factors related to the etiology and clinical features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to carry out deeper analyses of the links between smoking status and body mass index as well as of the links between individual dimensions of health-related quality of life (QoL) and acceptance of life with disease in patients with COPD. Information about BMI, smoking status, clinical features of COPD, a COPD assessment test, and airflow obstruction indicators were obtained from 105 outpatients attending a pulmonary clinic. Analysis of covariance demonstrated that the subgroups of patients distinguished based on smoking status and BMI differed significantly in severity of Cough, Dyspnea, Limitation of daily activities, Lack of self-confidence, and Quality of sleep, independently of sociodemographic factors and clinical features of COPD. The results of our study suggest a certain path of the potential effects of obesity and smoking status on QoL. Risky health behaviors, such as smoking and at-risk body mass, only affect some aspects of health-related QoL.
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