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RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
卷 106, 期 12, 页码 1734-1742出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.09.009
关键词
CORD; Hospitalisation; Physical activity; Healthcare resource utilisation; Systemic inflammation
资金
- GlaxoSmithKline
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CORD) places a huge economic burden on healthcare systems, especially patients with frequent exacerbations and co-morbidities. Objectives: To identify factors associated with high utilisation of healthcare resources in a population of patients with COPD. Method: We conducted an observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study with the aim of identifying the factors associated with high resource utilisation among patients with COPD. Sociodemographic and anthropometric characteristics of the study population, as well as data on health-related quality of life, respiratory symptoms, presence of anxiety and depression, physical activity and lung function were collected. We examined the relationship between these variables and high utilisation of healthcare resources, by performing a multivariate analysis based on a logistic regression model. Results: 115 patients (64 were high users of healthcare resources, and 51 control patients) from 13 hospitals were selected. Patients presenting high resource utilisation had worse FEV1, worse basal SpO(2), less distance walked in the 6-minute walk test, and increased dyspnoea. They also had a worse BODE index, worse scores in all dimensions of the EURO-QOL 5D and the LCADL scale, and displayed a higher prevalence of depression. Multivariate analysis yielded a statistically significant association between SpO(2), LCADL scores, serum fibrinogen values and total leukocyte count, and high healthcare resource utilisation. Conclusions: COPD patients who incur higher healthcare resource utilisation show reduced physical activity, increased respiratory failure and increased systemic inflammation. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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