Observational studyInternational journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2020
The Experience of COPD Patients in Lockdown Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- Experiences of Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Their Caregivers During the Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Nursing open · 2026Pooled it
- Coping Strategies and Experiences of Patients With Crohn's Disease During the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- COVID-19 and its impact on healthcare services provided to patients with COPD: a qualitative study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on outcomes of COPD patients in Turkey: lessons for the future.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Validation of the brief physical activity assessment tool: Comparison of telephone and in-person administration.PloS one · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Current State of COPD Nursing Based on a Bibliometric Approach from the Web of Science.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- A novel application of lemmatize and thematic analysis to understand protective measures perspectives of patients with chronic respiratory disease during the first outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- The association of resilience with self-care and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- A critical interpretive synthesis of the lived experiences and health and patient-reported outcomes of people living with COPD who isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Review
- The Complex Association between COPD and COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Healthcare experience of adults with COPD during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review of international literature.BMJ open respiratory research · 2023Review
- COVID-19's impact on care practice for alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency patients.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Risk of hospitalization in a sample of COVID-19 patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Respiratory medicine · 2023Article
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- Breathless and Blue in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Incident and Recurrent Depression Among Older Adults with COPD During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Fear and Anxiety among Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: A Cross Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health of Patients With COPD: Results From a Longitudinal Cohort Study Conducted in the United States (2020-2021).Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2022Article
- Experiences of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving integrated telehealth nursing services during COVID-19 lockdown.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Self-care Behaviors and Technology Used During COVID-19: Systematic Review.JMIR human factors · 2022Review
- Lifestyle Changes and Exacerbation Frequency of COPD in Times of the Pandemic.Turkish thoracic journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: On March 16, 2020, the Spanish government declared a state of alarm due to the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were restricted to remain confined at home, and medical visits were cancelled for 3 months. The impact of this lockdown on the manifestations of COPD and the quality-of-life of these patients has not been explored. Patients and Methods: One hundred patients with COPD were interviewed by telephone from May 2-18, 2020. The interviews included questions about the lockdown, missed medical appointments, fears of the disease, possible COVID-19 infection, and exacerbations of COPD suffered during this period and their management. In addition, the COPD Assessment Test, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression, and the 5-Dimension Euro Quality-of-Life questionnaires were administered. Results: Sixty-four (64%) patients claimed to have strictly complied with the lockdown, and only 42 (42%) stated they had left home at least once during lockdown. Only one patient (1%) was hospitalized due to COVID-19, and 13 (13%) patients presented an exacerbation of COPD self-managed at home with no admissions due to exacerbation of COPD during this period. A medical consultation or complementary test was cancelled in 90% of the patients, but 61% had a medical telephone visit with a high degree of satisfaction (mean 9.3/10). Most patients declared that their feeling regarding lung disease and general health was similar or even better during lockdown (82% and 81%, respectively). Conclusion: Our results indicate that in general lockdown had a low impact on COPD patients. Only one patient was affected by COVID-19, but moderate exacerbations of COPD were not infrequent. Although many medical visits and test were cancelled, patients were very satisfied with the medical telephone visits.
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