Patients with COPD who underwent pulmonary rehabilitation in Turkey: prevalence, distribution, and mortality

Tarkan ÖZDEMİR; İpek CANDEMİR; Pınar ERGÜN; Mustafa Hamidullah TÜRKKANI; Orhan KOÇ

doi:https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1901-224

Makale detayları

Patients with COPD who underwent pulmonary rehabilitation in Turkey: prevalence, distribution, and mortality

Yazarlar:

Tarkan ÖZDEMİR | İpek CANDEMİR | Pınar ERGÜN | Mustafa Hamidullah TÜRKKANI | Orhan KOÇ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2020 Vol.50 Issue 1, pp.141-147

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000749684

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1901-224

Özet:

 

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation  PR  is an effective, evidenced-based treatment. Despite its proven effect, it is still underused. The aim of this study was to present the number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  COPD  who underwent PR, general mortality percentages, the rate of patients prescribed PR by pulmonologists, and the distribution of institutions where PR was performed between 2008 and 2016 in Turkey. Materials  and  methods:  The  documents  were  obtained  from  Turkish  Institution  of  Social  Insurance.  Ages,  sexes,  and  numbers  of  patients  with  COPD  who  underwent  PR  between  2008  and  2016  were  recorded.  The  number  of  patients  with  COPD  who  had  been  prescribed PR by physicians and the type of hospitals in which these patients underwent PR were identified. The general annual and the general total mortality rates between 2008 and 2016 among patients with COPD who underwent PR in 2008 were also determined.Results:  The  mean  age  ranges  of  patients  with  COPD  who  underwent  PR  were  67.4  ±  12.3  to  72.0  ±  13.2  years,  and  62.2%   n  =  60,852  of patients were male. The number of patients increased progressively from 3,214 to 18,664. The rate of patients prescribed PR programs between 2008 and 2016 was between 0.32% and 0.59% among all registered patients with COPD. Between 52.0% and 94.8%  5,488/10,549 and 16,792/17,707 patients, respectively  of the programs were prescribed by a pulmonologist, and 62.9%  n = 62,613  of patients received PR in secondary public hospitals. The general annual mortality rates were between 6.2% and 11.1%  115/1,855 and 358/3,214 patients  in patients who underwent PR in 2008, and the general total mortality rate was 52.8%  1,696/3,214 patients  over the 9-year period in the same patient group.Conclusion: PR was still an underutilized approach in Turkey between 2008 and 2016. The awareness of PR should be increased in our country. In order to achieve this, we think that PR should be within the scope of health policies.

Makale detayları

Patients with COPD who underwent pulmonary rehabilitation in Turkey: prevalence, distribution, and mortality

Yazarlar: Tarkan ÖZDEMİR | İpek CANDEMİR | Pınar ERGÜN | Mustafa Hamidullah TÜRKKANI | Orhan KOÇ

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2020 Vol.50 Issue 1, pp.141-147

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000749684

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1901-224

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Tarkan ÖZDEMİR | İpek CANDEMİR | Pınar ERGÜN | Mustafa Hamidullah TÜRKKANI | Orhan KOÇ

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2020 Vol.50 Issue 1, pp.141-147

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000749684

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1901-224