Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and some related factors of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at Friendship Hospital.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 60 patients diagnosed with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who were being managed at the Respiratory and Allergy Department, Friendship Hospital, from November 2024 to April 2025.
Result: The quality of life of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients was assessed using the SGRQ-C scale: overall score, symptom score, activity score, and impact score were 51.18 ± 22.90; 58.83 ± 22.74; 56.90 ± 22.59; and 44.53 ± 24.49, respectively (the maximum score was 100 points, with higher scores indicating poorer quality of life). Several factors related to quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients include: higher age leads to lower quality of life; longer duration of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease results in lower quality of life scores; the group using prophylactic inhalers correctly has a better quality of life score than the group using them incorrectly; and the number of exacerbations in the past 12 months is associated with lower quality of life.
Consclusion: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients have significantly lower quality of life scores according to the SGRQ-C scale compared to patients without a history of respiratory disease. Several factors related to quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients include: age, duration of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, use of prophylactic inhalers, and number of exacerbations in the past 12 months.