A Basic Question: Are Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Aware of Their Disease?

Uzel F. I., KARADAĞ P., Onur S. T., Turan D., Yenturk E., Tuncay E.

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, cilt.18, sa.4, ss.114-118, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkthoracj.2017.16048
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.114-118
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, awareness of disease, patient education, COPD
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

OBJECTIVES: Increased awareness and understanding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is important for its management, but there are limited data regarding the basic knowledge among patients with COPD. This study aimed to evaluate the basic information and knowledge of patients who were specifically provided with a medical exemption certificate for COPD.