Health Literacy, Physical and Cognitive Function, Health-related Behaviors, and Quality of Life in COPD

Launched by HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY · Jul 4, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how health literacy—essentially, how well people understand health information—affects various aspects of life for individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The researchers want to compare people with COPD to healthy individuals to see how health literacy relates to things like physical ability, quality of life, and everyday activities. They hope to find out if better understanding of health information can help improve these areas for people living with COPD.

To participate in this study, individuals with COPD need to be over 40 years old, must have a stable diagnosis of COPD, and should not have other serious health problems that could interfere with the testing. Healthy participants must also be over 40 and willing to take part in the study. Everyone involved can expect to take part in various tests that will help the researchers understand the links between health literacy and daily functioning in people with COPD. Your participation could help improve care and support for others living with this condition in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria for the COPD group:
• • Being over 40 years old,
• • Diagnosed with COPD and being clinically stable,
• • Being able to cooperate with the tests to be performed,
• • Not having any cardiovascular disease, orthopedic or neurological problems that may affect the tests,
• • Being willing to participate in the study.
• Exclusion criteria for the COPD group:
• • Being in an acute exacerbation period,
• • Having any cardiovascular disease, orthopedic or neurological problems that may affect the tests,
• • Not being willing to participate in the study.
• Inclusion criteria for the control group:
• • Being willing to participate in the study and being over 40 years old
• • Not having any known disease
• Exclusion criteria for the control group:
• • Not being able to cooperate with the tests to be performed
• • Not being willing to participate in the study