Nonadherence to treatment and quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Conclusions: Nonadherence to treatment was affected mainly by the duration of disease. QOL impairment in COPD is influenced by broad range of factors suggesting the importance of QOL assessment in those patients. No association was found between nonadherence to treatment and QOL.

Source: Lung India - April 23, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Shorouk Mohsen Fadia Zaki Hanafy Aya Ahmed Fathy Abdel-Hady El-Gilany Source Type: research