A structural equation model of health-related quality of life among Thai men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Aim And Objectives: To identify physiological, psychological and socioenvironmental factors that affect the health-related quality of life of Thai men living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The vast majority of Thai persons living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are men.

Background: Little is known about the health-related quality of life of Thai people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or about the physiological and psychosocial factors that most affect it.