QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH COMBINED COURSE OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE AND CHRONIC PANCREATITIS
Keywords:
quality of life, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic pancreatitis, the SF-36 questionnaire, St. George’s Hospital QuestionnaireAbstract
The article deals with aspects of quality of life of patients with isolated COPD and combined with chronic pancreatitis (CP). Quality of life was assessed with general medical (SF-36 questionnaire) and specialized respiratory (St. George’s Hospital Questionnaire — SGRQ) questionnaires quality of life. It was found that the accompanying CP has a negative effect on quality of life of patients with COPD.
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