Comparative study of quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with healthy people

in the world. Due to the nature of the disease and effective treatment for patients with chronic and progressive disease is not available and their quality of life can be affected in different aspects of it. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with healthy people. This scientific review sites by searching Google scholar, magiran, Sid, PubMed and iranmedex with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease keywords, quality of life, mental health from 1998 to 2016 was conducted. The results showed that 5.23% of patients suffer from varying degrees of depression, so 9/12% of these patients had severe depression or depression too. Between age and duration of diabetes correlated with quality of life there. The mean quality of life score and mean scores of the five aspects of the patient's quality of life, independent living, social relations, physical sensations and well-being in patients with COPD were significantly lower than healthy people. The relationship between depression and level of education were inconsistent. The activities of daily living also showed a significant increase. First and air pressure per second forced expiratory vital capacity were not significantly changed drastically. One common problem in patients with COPD, depression, reducing their quality of life, and timely action should be taken by physicians. In addition to the patients' disease COPD, other aspects of one's life and thus affect the quality of life that should be a serious intervention.

کلیدواژه ها:

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ، Quality of life ، Mental health