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Symptoms and impact of symptoms on function and health in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure in primary health care
Karlstad University, Sweden County Council Varmland, Sweden .
County Council Varmland, Sweden University of Örebro, Sweden .
Örebro County Council, Sweden .
Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier, Hälsa, Aktivitet, Vård (HAV). Linköpings universitet, Hälsouniversitetet.
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2014 (Engelska)Ingår i: The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, ISSN 1176-9106, E-ISSN 1178-2005, Vol. 9, s. 785-794Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
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Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF) seem to have several symptoms in common that impact health. However, methodological differences make this difficult to compare. Aim: Comparisons of symptoms, impact of symptoms on function and health between patients with COPD and CHF in primary health care (PHC). Method: The study is cross sectional, including patients with COPD (n=437) and CHF (n=388), registered in the patient administrative systems of PHC. The patients received specific questionnaires - the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale, the Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, and the Fatigue Impact Scale - by mail and additional questions about psychological and physical health. Results: The mean age was 70 +/- 10 years and 78 +/- 10 years for patients with COPD and CHF respectively (P=0.001). Patients with COPD (n=273) experienced more symptoms (11 +/- 7.5) than the CHF patients (n=211) (10 +/- 7.6). The most prevalent symptoms for patients with COPD were dyspnea, cough, and lack of energy. For patients with CHF, the most prevalent symptoms were dyspnea, lack of energy, and difficulty sleeping. Experience of dyspnea, cough, dry mouth, feeling irritable, worrying, and problems with sexual interest or activity were more common in patients with COPD while the experience of swelling of arms or legs was more common among patients with CHF. When controlling for background characteristics, there were no differences regarding feeling irritable, worrying, and sexual problems. There were no differences in impact of symptoms or health. Conclusion: Patients with COPD and CHF seem to experience similar symptoms. There were no differences in how the patients perceived their functioning according to their cardinal symptoms; dyspnea and fatigue, and health. An intervention for both groups of patients to optimize the management of symptoms and improve function is probably more relevant in PHC than focusing on separate diagnosis groups.

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Dove Medical Press , 2014. Vol. 9, s. 785-794
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; chronic heart failure; symptom; function; health
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-109893DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S62563ISI: 000339847200001PubMedID: 25071370OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-109893DiVA, id: diva2:741547
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Funding Agencies|Department of Research and Public Health in the County Council of Varmland; Uppsala-Orebro Regional Research Council; Swedish Heart and Lung Association

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