Patients\u27 awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Teoretična izhodišča: Po podatkih Svetovne zdravstvene organizacije je KOPB na 4. mestu kot vzrok smrti, zato je zelo pomembna osveščenost, tako pri zdravstvenih delavcih kot pri splošnem prebivalstvu. Osveščenost bolnika o bolezni ne izboljša njegove pljučne funkcije ali telesne zmogljivosti, pač pa mu pomaga obvladovati bolezen in izboljšati kakovost življenja. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti osveščenost bolnika o svoji bolezni. Metodologija raziskovanja: V diplomskem delu smo uporabili deskriptivno metodo dela. Za zbiranje podatkov smo uporabili anonimni vprašalnik v katerem je sodelovalo 50 bolnikov s KOPB. Rezultate ankete smo obdelali z računalniškimi programi Microsoft Office Word 2007 in Microsoft Office Excel 2013. Rezultati: Rezultati raziskovanja so pokazali, da je večina seznanjena s svojo boleznijo, kar 80 % bolnikov dobro pozna dejavnike tveganja, ki povzročajo KOPB, znajo ukrepati ob poslabšanjih bolezni in redno jemljejo zdravila. Pravilne tehnike uporabljanja zdravila so se naučili od medicinske sestre in zdravnika. Sklep: KOPB je med vodilnimi vzroki za smrt, zato je zelo pomembno da se bolezen odkrije še v zgodnji fazi. Pri tem imajo medicinske sestre pomembno vlogo v okviru zdravstveno vzgojnega dela.Theoretical basis: According to WHO, COPD is the fourth most common cause of death, thus, it is important to raise awareness among health care workers and general population. Awareness does not improve the patients’ lungs function or physical condition, but it does help to control the disease and improve the quality of life. The purpose of this research was to find out about the patients’ awareness of COPD. Methodology: To gather data, we used descriptive method. Anonymous questionnaire was given to 50 patients with COPD. Results of the questionnaire were statistically analysed with computer programs Microsoft Office Word 2007 and Microsoft Office Excel 2013. Results: The results show, that the majority of the respondents are familiar with their disease. Eighty percent of the patients are well aware of the risk factors concerning COPDthey know how to react when the disease worsens, they also take their medicine regularly. Health care workers taught them, how to take their medicine properly. Conclusion: COPD is one of the leading causes of deaththerefore, it is important to detect the disease in its early stage. Nurses present important role here with educating about health