Contribution of spirometry to early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care centers

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dc.contributor.authorErdoğan, Aysel
dc.contributor.authorUcar, Elif Yilmazel
dc.contributor.authorAraz, Omer
dc.contributor.authorSağlam, Leyla
dc.contributor.authorMirici, Nihal Arzu
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:22:51Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:22:51Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease with increasing prevalence and mortality. We aimed to determine COPD prevalence in primary health care centers. Materials and methods: Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and face-to-face interviews were administered to 500 patients older than 40 years of age and attending a primary health care center with any symptoms. An early reversibility test was performed on patients with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio below 70%. The survey results, PFTs, and early reversibility test results were evaluated according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria. All parameters were compared for groups with and without COPD. Results: COPD was diagnosed in 25 (5%) of the patients. Of these patients, 60% were female and 40% were male. According to GOLD guidelines, 48% of the patients had mild COPD, 36% of them had moderate COPD, and 16% of them had severe COPD. According to their history and physical examination, 72 (14.4%) participants had been previously suspected of having COPD. PFTs revealed that 59 of them did not have COPD. Conclusion: The utilization of spirometers in primary health care centers is important both for early diagnosis and to prevent misdiagnosis of COPD.
dc.identifier.doi10.3906/sag-1207-60
dc.identifier.endpage694
dc.identifier.issn1300-0144
dc.identifier.issn1303-6165
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84882983564
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage690
dc.identifier.trdizinid211688
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3906/sag-1207-60
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/211688
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22051
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000323610400004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Medical Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectCOPD
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectspirometry
dc.subjectearly diagnosis
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.titleContribution of spirometry to early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary health care centers
dc.typeArticle

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