DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Cássia Cinara da Costa Universidade Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.
  • Daiane Bolzan Berlese Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.
  • Rafael Machado de Souza Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.
  • Samanta Siebel Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.
  • Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Keywords:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, epidemiology, pulmonary rehabilitation center

Abstract

Objective: To characterize a population of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients followed through a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program (PRP). Methods: the study was observational, descriptive, with 83 patients with a diagnosis of COPD. All patients underwent spirometry and biochemical laboratory tests. Results: 47 men (56.6%) and 36 women (43.4%) were included. The most relevant comorbidity was Hypertension, present 21 men (44.6%) and 14 woman (38.8%), followed by heart disease: 8 men (17%) and two women (5.5%) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM), a comorbidity found almost exclusively in men 7 (14.8%) and only 1 woman (2.7%). Conclusions: The systematic monitoring of the clinical and laboratory parameters can help in the promotion and prevention of comorbidities associated with diseases.

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Author Biographies

Cássia Cinara da Costa, Universidade Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Fisioterapeuta, Doctora en Ciencias Neumológicas. Profesora del curso de fisioterapia de la Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Daiane Bolzan Berlese, Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Química, Doctora en Bioquímica Toxicológica. Profesora del Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Rafael Machado de Souza, Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Educador Físico, Maestría en Calidad Ambiental. Profesor del Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Samanta Siebel, Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Enfermera, alumna de Perfeccionamiento Científico de la Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Paulo José Zimermann Teixeira, Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Médico, Doctor en Medicina. Profesor del Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad Feevale. Novo Hamburgo, Brasil.

Published

2017-12-11

How to Cite

1.
Cinara da Costa C, Bolzan Berlese D, Machado de Souza R, Siebel S, Zimermann Teixeira PJ. DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL PROFILE OF PATIENTS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL. Cienc enferm [Internet]. 2017Dec.11 [cited 2024Nov.23];23(1):25-33. Available from: https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/cienciayenfermeria/article/view/389

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Investigaciones
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