Spirometry day: a means to enhance social knowledge on respiratory diseases

The chapter presents the results of pulmonary function tests conducted as part of the Polish Spirometry Day of 2011, an initiative aimed at increasing the awareness of causes, symptoms, and delayed effects of common respiratory diseases, in particular of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulm...

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Published inAdvances in experimental medicine and biology Vol. 788; p. 213
Main Authors Dabrowiecki, Piotr, Badyda, Artur J, Chcialowski, Andrzej, Doboszynska, Anna, Swietlik, Emilia, Gayer, Anna, Mucha, Dominika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2013
Subjects
Airway Obstruction - diagnosis
Health Communication
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Poland - epidemiology
Residence Characteristics
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Tract Diseases - diagnosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology
Smoking
Spirometry - methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
Poland
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Summary:The chapter presents the results of pulmonary function tests conducted as part of the Polish Spirometry Day of 2011, an initiative aimed at increasing the awareness of causes, symptoms, and delayed effects of common respiratory diseases, in particular of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and at demonstrating the role of regular examinations, especially in higher risk groups. The results show that there was a relatively substantial group of persons, 11.2 % of the population sample studied, not being aware of a respiratory disease they had. Furthermore, the results show that quite often, 12.4-16.0 % of the population studied, obstruction was diagnosed in persons who did not have any spirometry tests done before, despite some respiratory symptoms that should raise the attention of general practitioners to perform such tests.
ISSN:0065-2598
DOI:10.1007/978-94-007-6627-3_31