Usage of Spacers and the Relationship With Symptoms Severity in COPD Elderly Patients

Ai-Ling Chang

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive; Pulmonary Disease

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06467162

1110206

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the usage of spacers and their relationship with symptom severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease elderly patients. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aged 65 years or over at thoracic medicine outpatient clinics were recruited in this study. Research participants were interviewed using structured questionnaires, including demographic characteristics information, clinical characteristics information, and the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.

Full description

The goal of this observational study is to investigate the usage of spacers and their relationship with symptom severity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease elderly patients. A convenience sample was used to recruit patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aged 65 years or over at thoracic medicine outpatient clinics from a teaching hospital in Taiwan. Research participants were interviewed using structured questionnaires, including demographic characteristics information, clinical characteristics information, and the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.

Enrollment: 164 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals aged 65 or above diagnosed with COPD by a pulmonologist.
• Clear consciousness and communication abilities in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
• Consent to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are blind, deaf, unable to express themselves, and unable to understand the study explanation.

Trial design

164 participants in 1 patient group

observational group

Description:

Research participants were interviewed using structured questionnaires, including demographic characteristics information, clinical characteristics information, and the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test.