Original Articles · pages 193–201
Quality of Lif y of Life in Patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in District Moradabad of Uttar Pradesh
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Vaibhav Rastogi, S. K. Gupta, Sandhna Singh, Rajul Rastogi. Quality of Lif y of Life in Patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in District Moradabad of Uttar Pradesh. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2019;32(4):193–201.
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Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. It has a profound impact on quality of life for patients and their families. It is known that almost 90% of COPD deaths occur in low-and-middle-income countries. COPD progressively reduces breathing capacity and impairs patients’ ability to carry out activities of daily living, thereby adversely affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
Keywords
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, World Health Organization