1. Lifestyle Changes and Exacerbation Frequency of COPD in Times of the Pandemic
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Çayır E, Abalı H, Boyracı N, Sokucu Sn, S T Onur, Akyil Ft, and Altın S
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medicine.medical_specialty ,COPD ,Exacerbation ,business.industry ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,medicine.disease ,business - Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze COPD exacerbation rates and the effect of patients’ behavioral changes on the exacerbations during the pandemic. Materials and Methods: Conducted in a reference hospital for chest diseases, patients hospitalized with an exacerbation of COPD between 11.03.2019 and 11.03.2020 were designated. Patients’ COPD exacerbations requiring emergency department (ED) visits and/or hospitalization were compared between 11.03.2019 - 25.12.2019 (pre-pandemic period) and 11.03.2020 - 25.12.2020 (pandemic period). Each patient was surveyed with 25 questions using telemedicine. Results: Of all the 256 patients, 203 (79%) were male and the mean age was 66±10. Compared to the previous year, ED visits and hospitalizations in our hospital were significantly lower and less frequent (p
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- 2021
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