Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City
Background : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now widely recognized as a major global public health problem. Objectives: this study aims to assess the level of adherence to treatment among COPD patients and relationship with some variables in the study. Methodology: A cross sectional stud...
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Background : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now widely recognized as a major global public health problem.
Objectives: this study aims to assess the level of adherence to treatment among COPD patients and relationship with some variables in the study.
Methodology: A cross sectional study design was undertaken among 75 COPD patients in 2015, to collect the data the questionnaire was used according objective of study through interviewing in 20 minutes. It is including demographic information and adherence to treatment; data were analysis by descriptive and inferential statistics
Result: The total mean score of adherence to treatment 25.65 ± 9.91. Majority of COPD patients was not adherence to treatment 61.3% and a major factor for non-adherence is forgetfulness. There were significant association between level of adherence and age (p=0.019), gender (p=0.018), level of education (p=0.002), readmission to hospital (p=0.011) and cigarette smoking (p= 0.017).
Conclusion: According to results of the study most of COPD patients were poor adherence in physical exercise and effective cough. In general, more than half of COPD patients were poor adherence to treatment.
Recommendation: Nurses should set up a set of standard nursing care activities that promote the understanding of adherence to treatment among COPD patients.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b06249c16ac64c4eaa0b3f0b03f4e14f2025-08-20T03:10:22ZengUniversity of Kufa, Faculty of NursingKufa Journal for Nursing Sciences2223-40552521-86382016-08-016210.36321/kjns.vi20162.2684Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil CityDler Hamad Ismael0Sarhang Qadir Ibrahim1Chnar Salahaddin Qadir 2Hawler Medical UniversityHawler Medical UniversityHawler Medical University Background : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now widely recognized as a major global public health problem. Objectives: this study aims to assess the level of adherence to treatment among COPD patients and relationship with some variables in the study. Methodology: A cross sectional study design was undertaken among 75 COPD patients in 2015, to collect the data the questionnaire was used according objective of study through interviewing in 20 minutes. It is including demographic information and adherence to treatment; data were analysis by descriptive and inferential statistics Result: The total mean score of adherence to treatment 25.65 ± 9.91. Majority of COPD patients was not adherence to treatment 61.3% and a major factor for non-adherence is forgetfulness. There were significant association between level of adherence and age (p=0.019), gender (p=0.018), level of education (p=0.002), readmission to hospital (p=0.011) and cigarette smoking (p= 0.017). Conclusion: According to results of the study most of COPD patients were poor adherence in physical exercise and effective cough. In general, more than half of COPD patients were poor adherence to treatment. Recommendation: Nurses should set up a set of standard nursing care activities that promote the understanding of adherence to treatment among COPD patients. https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjns/article/view/2684Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseadherence to treatment |
| spellingShingle | Dler Hamad Ismael Sarhang Qadir Ibrahim Chnar Salahaddin Qadir Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease adherence to treatment |
| title | Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City |
| title_full | Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City |
| title_short | Adherence to Treatment among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Erbil City |
| title_sort | adherence to treatment among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in erbil city |
| topic | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease adherence to treatment |
| url | https://journal.uokufa.edu.iq/index.php/kjns/article/view/2684 |
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