INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE, QUALITY OF LIFE AND RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

Ozkan S.

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.8, no.2, pp.91-97, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.91-97
  • Keywords: Employee performance appraisal, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, quality of life, respiratory function tests, PEOPLE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted in a descriptive manner in order to determine the functional performance and the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and to demonstrate affecting factors socio-demographically and the relationship between respiratory parameters, functional performance and quality of life.