Assessment of quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis

Polivoda, S.N.; Krivenko, V.I.; Evchenko, L.N.

Likars'ka Sprava 2001(5-6): 175-177

2001


ISSN/ISBN: 1019-5297
PMID: 11881365
Document Number: 535557
The investigation performed in 117 patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis (COB) revealed a significant decline in quality of life (QL) with progressive disease. Decrement of QL level in patients with stage I and II COB has been found to be primarily associated with activation of the sympathetic nervous system and progressing of metabolic myocardial dystrophy. With stage III COB decline in QL is also caused by reduction of volume of the functional pulmonary parenchyma.

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