Sara Fernández-García1, Cristina Represas-Represas2, Alberto Ruano-Raviña1, Mar Mosteiro-Añón1, Cecilia Mouronte-Roibas1, Alberto Fernández-Villar3. 1. Grupo NeumoVigo I+i. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (IISGS). Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, España. 2. Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, España. 3. Grupo NeumoVigo I+i. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (IISGS). Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, España. Electronic address: alberto.fernandez.villar@sergas.es.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare from a gender perspective the social profile of patients admitted to a respiratory unit for COPD exacerbations (COPDE). METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study in patients with serious COPDE in which demographic, clinical, and social data (economic situation, care, dependency for basic and instrumental activities, social risk, caregiver overload, use of social services) were collected using questionnaires and indices such as Barthel, Lawton-Brody, Zarit, Barber, and Gijón. A descriptive analysis was made of patients' social and healthcare situation, compared on the basis of gender. RESULTS: We included 253 patients, aged 68.9±9.8years, 58 (23%) women, FEV1 42.1±14.2%, and Charlson index 1.8±0.9; 37.9% were active smokers. In total, 55.2% had an income of less than €800/month, 46.2% had some dependency for basic activities, and 89.3% for instrumental activities, 89% presented social fragility, while 64% were in a situation of social problem/risk; 49% had a caregiver, 83% in a non-formal arrangement, 90.9% of whom were women, with some overload reported by 69.2%. A total of 21.4% lived alone, and 22.9% had contacted social services. Women with COPDE are younger, smoke more actively, and have fewer comorbidities. They have more scant economic resources and assistance and are in a poorer socio-familiar situation, but they are less dependent for some activities. CONCLUSIONS: The social profile of patients with serious COPDE admitted to respiratory units is very unfavorable, especially among women. These inequalities appear to go beyond differences in the expression of COPD, and are associated with gender.
OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare from a gender perspective the social profile of patients admitted to a respiratory unit for COPD exacerbations (COPDE). METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study in patients with serious COPDE in which demographic, clinical, and social data (economic situation, care, dependency for basic and instrumental activities, social risk, caregiver overload, use of social services) were collected using questionnaires and indices such as Barthel, Lawton-Brody, Zarit, Barber, and Gijón. A descriptive analysis was made of patients' social and healthcare situation, compared on the basis of gender. RESULTS: We included 253 patients, aged 68.9±9.8years, 58 (23%) women, FEV1 42.1±14.2%, and Charlson index 1.8±0.9; 37.9% were active smokers. In total, 55.2% had an income of less than €800/month, 46.2% had some dependency for basic activities, and 89.3% for instrumental activities, 89% presented social fragility, while 64% were in a situation of social problem/risk; 49% had a caregiver, 83% in a non-formal arrangement, 90.9% of whom were women, with some overload reported by 69.2%. A total of 21.4% lived alone, and 22.9% had contacted social services. Women with COPDE are younger, smoke more actively, and have fewer comorbidities. They have more scant economic resources and assistance and are in a poorer socio-familiar situation, but they are less dependent for some activities. CONCLUSIONS: The social profile of patients with serious COPDE admitted to respiratory units is very unfavorable, especially among women. These inequalities appear to go beyond differences in the expression of COPD, and are associated with gender.
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Authors: Sara Fernández-García; Cristina Represas-Represas; Alberto Ruano-Raviña; Alberto Fernández-García; Almudena González-Montaos; Ana Priegue-Carrera; Mónica Pérez-Ríos; Alberto Fernández-Villar Journal: Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis Date: 2021-04-20