Factors Predicting the Quality of Life among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients after Covid-19 Pandemic
Keywords:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Quality of life, Perceived severity of COVID-19, Anxiety, Self-management behaviorAbstract
Quality of life is an important goal of the treatment and management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. After the outbreak of COVID-19, COPD patients are considered a high-risk group. This research aimed to study the predictors of quality of life of COPD patients after the outbreak of COVID-19. The sample consisted of 125 COPD patients who visited the outpatient department, COPD clinic, Primary and secondary hospitals. The research instruments included a personal data and health status assessment form, information exposure, perception of severity of COVID-19 in COPD patients, anxiety, self-efficacy perception, social support, self-management behaviors, and a health perception questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Enter multiple regression analysis.
The results of the study found that the overall quality of life of COPD patients after the outbreak of COVID-19 was good (M = 65.47, SD = 13.01). Information exposure, perceived severity of coronavirus disease, anxiety, self-efficacy, social support, and self-management behaviors can jointly predict the quality of life of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after the outbreak of COVID-19 by 53.9 percent (R2 = .539, p< .001). Perceived severity of coronavirus disease 2019 was the most predictive variable (β = .618, p< .001), followed by self-management behavior (β = .293, p< .001), anxiety (β = .249, p<.01), social support (β = .163, p<.05), self-efficacy (β = .143, p<.05), and information exposure (β = .126, p<.05), respectively.
The results of this study can be used as a guideline to promote quality of life by recognizing that the severity of COVID-19 especially after the outbreak of COVID-19, which is a specific context of emerging infectious diseases. It can be applied to promote quality of life and prevent other diseases, including common infectious diseases, emerging diseases, and re-emerging diseases, according to the context of each area, to be more effective and efficient.
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