期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2017
卷号：24
期号：2
页码：283-287
DOI：10.26444/aaem/74651
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction and objective. COPD is a medical state characterized by chronically poor airflow, and typically worsens overtime. Farmers have an increased risk of COPD because of being exposed to ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, inorganic dust, andorganic dust. The quality of life of the ill depends on biomedical as well as psychosocial factors, the impact of which hasnot been a frequent subject of studies among COPD patients. The aim of the study was to indicate the factors that havenegative and positive influence on the quality of life of farmers suffering from COPD.Materials and method. The study was conducted among 84 farmers treated for COPD in the Department of Pneumology,Oncology and Allergology of the Medical University in Lublin, Poland. The differences between the farmers concerned:severity of the disease, level of education and income, frequency of smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol, kinds of supportthey receive from their families, and the level of depression and anxiety experienced by the patients.Results. The study revealed that most patients suffered from depressive and anxiety disorders, and the level of depressionhigher among the patients who smoked more. Lack of family support had significant influence on exacerbation of thepatient’s depressive and anxiety symptoms. Patients who had recently experienced a critical situation presented with moresevere COPD symptoms, lower quality of life and a higher level of depression. Higher income of the patients had positiveinfluence on their quality of life. Farmers addicted to alcohol suffered from a higher level of anxiety.
关键词：Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Life Quality; emotional and behavioural difficulties; farmers
