Adherence to treatment among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Erbil City

Abstract EN

Background and objectives : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is now widely recognized as a major global public health problem.

The objective of this study was to assess the level of adherence to treatment among COPD patients and relationship with somevariables in the study.

Methodology : A cross sectional study design was undertaken among 75 COPD patients in 2015, to collect the data the questionnaire was used according objective of studythrough interviewing in 20 minutes.

Itis including demographic information and adherence to treatment ; data wereanalysis by descriptive and inferential statistics Result: The total mean score of adherence to treatment 25.65 ±9.91.

Majority of COPD patients was not adherence to treatment 61.3% and a major factor for non-adherence is forgetfulness.

There were significant association between level of adherence and age (p = 0.019), gender (p = 0.018), level of education (p = 0.002), readmission to hospital (p = 0.011) and cigarette smoking (p = 0.017).

Conclusion : Accordingtoresults of the study most of COPD patients were poor adherence in physical exercise and effective cough.

In general, more than half of COPD patients were poor adherence to treatment.

Recommendation : Nurses should set up a set of standard nursing care activities that promote the understanding of adherence to treatment among COPD patients.