Determinants and predictors of the cost of COPD in primary care: a Spanish perspective.

Objectives: 1) To estimate the annual cost of patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) followed in primary care in Spain; 2) To analyze the possible cost predictor variables.

Patients And Methods: A multicenter, epidemiological, observational, descriptive study. Sociodemographic data, severity of disease, associated comorbidity, treatment followed by patients, quality of life (SF-12 questionnaire), health care resource utilization in the previous 12 months and duration of working disability due to COPD were collected.

Compliance with influenza and pneumococcal vaccination among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease consulting their medical practitioners in Catalonia, Spain.

Objectives: This survey describes influenza and pneumococcal vaccination coverage among patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and analyses the factors related to compliance with both vaccine recommendations.

Methods: This is a descriptive study conducted in the primary-care setting in Catalonia, Spain. Information was drawn from patients' clinical histories and personal interviews.

Determinants of pneumococcal vaccination among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Spain.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in adults. Pneumococcal vaccination is recommended to persons suffering COPD. This study aimed at describing pneumococcal vaccination coverages in patients with COPD and analyzing the factors associated with such vaccination.

Negative impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on the health-related quality of life of patients. Results of the EPIDEPOC study.

Background: COPD is currently the fourth cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. Patients with COPD experience a progressive deterioration and disability, which lead to a worsening in their health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of this work is to assess the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of patients with stable COPD followed in primary care and to identify possible predictors of disease.

Influenza vaccination coverage and related factors among Spanish patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

This study sought: to describe influenza vaccination coverages among COPD patients treated in a primary-care setting; and to analyse the factors linked to compliance with vaccination recommendations. This was a descriptive study in a primary-care (PC) setting. Each of the 2422 randomly selected medical practitioners included in the study was required to recruit five COPD patients.