Health-related quality of life predicts prognosis in individuals with COPD hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia - a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often result in sudden and persistent reduction in health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which may be alleviated with palliative care. Among individuals with COPD, we aimed to investigate potential associations between HRQoL at admission with CAP and the risk of re-hospitalization and mortality and potential associations between specific HRQoL domains and CAP treatment outcomes. HRQoL was assessed at admission and the participants were grouped into tertiles based on the HRQoL utility index and specific domains. The results revealed that participants in the middle and highest tertiles of HRQoL had a lower 90-day re-hospitalization risk compared to those in the lowest tertile, whereas no differences in re-ho

SUBMITTER: Hegelund MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549331 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature