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. 2024 Feb 1:47:39.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.39.39701. eCollection 2024.

Prevalence and determinants of health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a pilot study

Abdou Wouoliyou Nsounfon  1   2 , Massongo Massongo  1 , Alain Kuaban  1   3 , Marie Elisabeth Ngah Komo  1   3 , Virginie Poka Mayap  1   3 , Marie Christine Ekongolo  4 , Eric Walter Pefura Yone  1   3
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Prevalence and determinants of health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in Yaoundé, Cameroon: a pilot study

Abdou Wouoliyou Nsounfon et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: the present study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQL) and identify the factors associated with poor quality of life, among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study at Jamot Hospital and Polymere Medical Center, Yaoundé, from February 1 to June 30, 2020. All consent adult COPD patients who were followed in both centers during the recruitment period were included. The Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) was used to assess HRQL. Poor quality of life was defined by an SGRQ score ≥30. Data analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 23.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA) software. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify the factors associated with poor quality of life. The statistical significance threshold was set at 0.05.

Results: of the 63 patients invited to participate in the study, only 29 were finally included. Almost 3/5 (58.6%) were males, and their median age (interquartile range, IQR) was 68.0 (57.0 - 74.5) years. The median HRQL score (IQR) was 44.2 (23.2 - 65.0). The prevalence (95% confidence interval, 95% CI) of poor HRQL was 65.5% (48.3 - 82.8) %. The history of exacerbations during the last 12 months [odds ratio (95% CI) = 12.3 (1.1 - 136.7); p=0.04] emerged as the sole independent predictor of poor HRQL.

Conclusion: the prevalence of poor health-related quality of life was high in these COPD patients. The presence of exacerbations in the past 12 months was an independent factor associated with poor HRQL in patients with COPD.

Keywords: Cameroon; Health-related quality of life; Saint George’s respiratory questionnaire; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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