Yazarlar (3) |
![]() Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
![]() Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
![]() Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Özet |
OBJECTIVE: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are among the most risky groups for Coronavirus Disease 2019. The study was conducted with a case-control group design in order to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 infection-related characteris-tics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with and without inhaler training.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 106 patients, being case group (n = 53) and control group (n = 53), were included in the study sample through purposive and simple random sampling methods. While the control group did not receive training, the case group received inhaler training in 2017-2018. Inhaler training was conducted face-to-face using the demonstration method. Patients were evaluated according to their coronavirus disease 2019 (approved by a physician positive polymerase chain reaction) status from the beginning of the pandemic to the time they were included in the study (June 2021).RESULTS: The rate of incorrect inhaler use was determined to be 39.6% of the patients in the control group, which is statistically differ-ent from the case group (P < .001). It was also determined that 17.9% of the patients in the study sample had contracted coronavirus disease 2019. It was found that the presence of symptoms for at least 1 month following the negative polymerase chain reaction result was significantly higher in the control group (P = .018). It was determined that the case group patients were more careful compared to the control group in terms of coronavirus disease 2019 measures (P < .031). The patients in the case group reported that inhaler medicines were also effective in protecting against other respiratory system diseases (P = .006).CONCLUSION: Few patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been infected. It was concluded that the coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms lasted longer in the control group than in the case group. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
COPD | COVID-19 | inhaler | inhaler training |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | Thoracic Research and Practice |
Dergi ISSN | 2979-9139 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR DİZİN |
Makale Dili | İngilizce |
Basım Tarihi | 07-2023 |
Cilt No | 24 |
Sayı | 4 |
Sayfalar | 186 / 193 |
Doi Numarası | 10.5152/ThoracResPract.2023.22114 |
Makale Linki | https://doi.org/10.5152/thoracrespract.2023.22114 |