Levels of disease knowledge and predictive factors in COPD patients, caregivers, and patient-caregiver dyads

Erbay Dallı Ö., Bulut H., Bozkurt C.

GERIATRIC NURSING, cilt.64, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103421
  • Dergi Adı: GERIATRIC NURSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, ASSIA, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, EMBASE
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to examined COPD disease knowledge in patient-only, caregiver-only, and patient-caregiver dyads and predicted factors based on patient or caregiver characteristics. Conducted with 225 COPD patients and caregivers, data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire (BCKQ), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the COPD Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES), the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), and the Self-Efficacy Scale (SES). Caregivers had higher BCKQ scores than patients and patient-caregiver dyads had lower scores. Factors predicting patients' knowledge included education level, comorbidity status, COPD stage, number of hospitalizations, and PHQ-9 score. For caregivers, factors were education level, employment status, and caregiver type. For dyads, predictors included COPD stage, caregiver education, caregiver type, cohabitation with the patient, and patient's PHQ-9 score. The findings highlight the need to enhance COPD management knowledge among patients and caregivers and to focus on patient-caregiver partnerships in education. (c) 2025 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.