Correlates of Health Related Quality of Life of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in Nigeria

Jibril Mohammed; Abdulrafiq Salisu; Farida Garba Sumaila

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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in developing countries are faced with negative social circumstances in addition to poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The objective of this study was to report the socio-demographic correlates of HRQOL of patients with COPD. A total of 39 patients diagnosed with COPD participated in this study. Their socio-demographic data was recorded with a bio-data form while and their HRQOL was measured with World Health Organization Quality of life BREF Questionnaire (WHO BREF). The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics on SPSS. The probability was significant at 0.05 alpha level. Thirty nine (39) patients comprising of 21 males and 18 females participated in the study. The results obtained showed that the mean age of the male and females were 53.6±7.6 and 50±7.09 years respectively, and there was a preponderance of males (56.4%). The study revealed that the age of the patients had a significant and inverse relationship with three domains of HRQOL; physical health (r=-0.39), psychological health (r=-0.431) and overall health satisfaction (r=-0.323). Educational status was also significantly associated with three HRQOL domains including psychological health, environment and overall quality of life domains (p<0.05). Similarly, the occupational status also showed significant association with three HRQOL domains including psychological health, environment and overall quality of life (p<0.05). However, gender did not show any significant association with any of the four domains of HRQOL (p>0.05). It was concluded that age and socioeconomic circumstances were strong determinants across different domains HRQOL of COPD patients in Nigeria.

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