Health Perception and Behaviors in Adults With Bronchiectasis

• Published in: Respiratory care Vol. 64; no. 4; p. 462
• Main Authors: Guan, Wei-Jie, Yuan, Jing-Jing, Li, Hui-Min, Huang, Yan, Chen, Chun-Lan, Gao, Yong-Hua, Chen, Rong-Chang, Zhong, Nan-Shan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2019
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude to Health - ethnology; Bronchiectasis - epidemiology; Bronchiectasis - psychology; Bronchiectasis - therapy; China - epidemiology; Culture; Diagnostic Self Evaluation; Female; Health Behavior; Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Medication Adherence - ethnology; Medication Adherence - psychology; Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality of Life; Sickness Impact Profile; China; medication adherence; cost of illness; quality of life; bronchiectasis; perception

Bronchiectasis is a chronic debilitating suppurative disease that significantly impacts quality of life. Clinical outcomes like exacerbations, are usually physician centered; however, the patients' experience, health-related behaviors, and expectations have frequently been neglected. In additio...