Influência de variáveis funcionais e clínicas na qualidade de vida de pacientes com DPOC

Eloisa Sanches Pereira do Nascimento; Fabiana Sobral Peixoto-Souza; Fernanda de Córdoba Lanza; Vera Lucia Santos Alves; Roberto Stirbulov; Dirceu Costa

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v13n2.4658

Authors

Eloisa Sanches Pereira do Nascimento Universidade Nove de Julho
Fabiana Sobral Peixoto-Souza Universidade Nove de Julho
Fernanda de Córdoba Lanza Universidade Nove de Julho
Vera Lucia Santos Alves Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
Roberto Stirbulov Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
Dirceu Costa Universidade Nove de Julho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v13n2.4658

Keywords:

Physical fitness, Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, Quality of life, Spirometry.

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by chronic airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. Patients often present exercise intolerance, dyspnea and poorer quality of life. Objective: To evaluate the correlation of spirometric variables, functional capacity and i-BODE index with quality of life in patients with COPD. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out in the Laboratory of Functional Assessment of Respiratory, Uninove. The 23 patients with COPD underwent the following evaluations: medical history, quality of life and dyspnea, spirometry, body composition and incremental shuttle walk test. Results: There was a significant correlation between SF-36 and AQ-20 with pulmonary function, the walking distance and the i-BODE, and the variables that presented more membership contribution to quality of life were BMI, fat mass, FEV1, walking distance and i-BODE index. Conclusions: Patients with COPD with more impaired quality of life have greater impairment of lung function, reduced exercise capacity and poor survival.