Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the behaviour and health status of patients with COPD: results from the German COPD cohort COSYCONET.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infection control measures for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might have affected management and clinical state of patients with COPD. We analysed to which extent this common notion is fact-based.

Methods

Patients of the COSYCONET cohort were contacted with three recurring surveys (COVID1, 2 and 3 at 0, 3 and 6 months, respectively). The questionnaires comprised behaviour, clinical and functional state, and medical treatment. The responses to the questionnaires were compared amongst themselves and with pre-COVID information from the last visit of COSYCONET.

Results

Overall, 594 patients were contacted and 375 patients (58% males, forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV₁) 61±22% predicted) provided valid data in COVID1 and COVID2. Five patients

SUBMITTER: Kahnert K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8287574 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature