Abstract
Objective To study the self-perceived burden and its influencing factors of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). Methods General data questionnaire and self-perceived burden scale were used to investigate 304 cases of elderly patients with COPD from March 2013 to February 2014. Results For 304 patients, the median was 21.0, and the average was (26.2±13.2). The scores of different age, place of residence, educational level, family monthly income, illness severity, caregivers of self-perceived burden were statistically significant (P<0.05). The age, educational level, family monthly income, illness severity were the predictor of self-perceived burden of the patients (P<0.05), the total variance of self-perceived burden score in a total of interpretation was 85.7%. Conclusions The majority of elderly patients with COPD has a certain degree of self-perceived burden. The patient′s age, educational level, family monthly income, and illness severity are the main factors influencing the self-perceived burden for patients. Key words: Elderly; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD); Self-perceived burden; Influencing factors
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