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Abstract
Sense of coherence and self-efficacy has been found to affect health-related quality of life in chronic diseases. However, research on respiratory diseases is limited. Here we report findings on quality of life (QoL) of COPD patients and the associations with coherence and self-efficacy. This study consists of the Greek national branch of the UNLOCK study, with a sample of 257 COPD patients. Coherence and self-efficacy are positively inter-correlated (Pearson rho = 0.590, p < 0.001). They are negatively correlated with the quality of life (CAT) [Pearson rho: coherence = −0.29, p < 0.001; self-efficacy = −0.29, p < 0.001) and mMRC (coherence = −0.37, p < 0.001; self-efficacy rho = −0.32, p < 0.001)]. Coherence is inversely associated with (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) GOLD 2018—CAT and GOLD 2018—mMRC classification and “having at least one exacerbation in the past year”. Findings are stressing the need for their incorporation in primary health care and COPD guidance as it maybe that enhancing coherence and self-efficacy will improve QoL.
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1 University of Crete, Health Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Herkalion, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0576 3437)
2 University of Crete, Health Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Herkalion, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0576 3437); University of Crete, Clinic of Social and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Crete, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0576 3437)
3 Moires Health Care Center, Herkalion, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c)
4 Primary Care Practice, Herkalion, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c)
5 Health Center of Agia Varvara, Primary Care Practice, Heraklion, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c)
6 Health Center of Sitia, Sitia General Hospital, Primary Care Practice, Lasithi, Greece (GRID:grid.414012.2)
7 Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece (GRID:grid.412481.a)
8 University of Crete, Health Planning Unit, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Herkalion, Greece (GRID:grid.8127.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0576 3437); Heraklion University Hospital, Heraklion, Greece (GRID:grid.412481.a)