Maha Dardouri / Manel Mallouli
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
The quality of life (QOL) of patients with COPD is constantly affected by the disease, and the factors influencing it have been a subject of debate. The objective of this study is to assess the QOL of patients with COPD and to identify the factors that predict its impairment. Through a cross-sectional analytical study conducted in the two main pulmonology clinics in Sousse. Quality of life was measured using the validated Tunisian version of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire, and clinical and sociodemographic data were collected using a data collection form. Results: 335 patients were evaluated, with a mean age of 66.76 ± 11.64. Patients with impaired physical and mental QoL accounted for 52% and 50.7% of the total population, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified independently associated factors.
