[PDF] Top 20 Beta-blockers and health-related quality of life in patients with peripheral arterial disease and COPD

... beta1-selective beta-blocker (ie, bisoprolol, metoprolol or ...191 patients who had received beta-blockers at baseline, 31 (16%) had discontinued its use (by self-report) at ...these ... See full document

... decades, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has become an increasingly important measure within the health care systems when evaluating outcome and quality of care ...as ... See full document

... stable COPD patients were included (age, 62 [56–69] years, 128 male, forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV 1 ]: 57 [37–72] % predicted) (median ...analyses, health-related quality ... See full document

... to better health even in those who fail to stop smoking. This study set out with the aim of assessing the effects of smok- ing cessation on hospital admission and HRQoL. The results showed that quitters were more ... See full document

... in patients with COPD, such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and psychological ...189 COPD patients at outpatient departments were recruited in the CMPICO study during the period, and ... See full document

... from patients’ available medical records. Finally, the number of ACOS patients was disproportionately small for statistically significant differences to be achieved when comparison of HRQoL was made with ... See full document

... chronic disease, there is increased interest in developing ambulatory models of care that will improve patient out- comes and minimise demand on emergency departments and acute inpatient services ...Australian ... See full document

... This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Asan Medical Center (approval number: 2011– 0119). Two respiratory specialists orally asked their pa- tients with COPD visiting the outpatient clinics ... See full document

... However, in the current study, asymptomatic PAD was not associated with impaired walking endurance in the patients with COPD. This suggests that it is not too late to recommend lifestyle changes (such as ... See full document

... factor in the analysis. In all cases age, gender, smoking sta- tus and socio-economic background was used as covari- ates. These variables showed sign of influence on the HRQL measures and for the sake of comparability a ... See full document

... Findings to date are thus mainly derived from cross-sectional studies, and although results suggest that there is a significant association between depression, anxiety, and HRQoL in COPD, they are not able to ... See full document

... instable COPD, the prevalence ranges from 10% to ...Indian COPD patients was 72% (De, ...in COPD patients, it was also in accordance with the worldwide ECLIPSE study conducted by ... See full document

... pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality ...the disease. The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) is a simple and valid tool for evaluating patient ...other health ... See full document

... of health-related quality of life and the variables of age, sex, marital status, comorbidity, education level, income ad- equacy, body mass index, and history of ...between ... See full document

... in COPD patients, disease-speci fi c tools may be more appropriate to obtain better ...respiratory disease-speci fi c HRQoL questionnaires, the St George ’ s respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ) 10 ... See full document

... some patients with more severe ...severe disease were likely to have been ...present health care scenario, are not easily available and are prohibitively ...Thus, COPD patients who are ... See full document

... of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the lower ...this disease increases with age (1). Most patients with PAD are asymptomatic however patients can present with a spectrum of symptoms, ... See full document

... cardiovascular disease may have masked an asso- ciation between cardiovascular disease and ...in COPD stage, but this is expected to have little influence on the HRQL ...overall disease ... See full document

... between health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and smoking status among COPD patients have been ...in COPD patients and differences by sex have not been fully ... See full document

... in COPD patients has been well established, the specific roles of disease specific or generic instruments have not been well ...in COPD patients, studies are needed to compare the ... See full document