RT Journal Article
T1 Knowledge of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Presence of Chronic Respiratory Symptoms and Use of Spirometry Among the Spanish Population: CONOCEPOC 2019 study.
T2 Conocimiento de la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, presencia de síntomas respiratorios crónicos y uso de la espirometría en la población española: estudio CONOCEPOC 2019.
A1 Calle Rubio, Myriam
A1 Rodríguez Hermosa, Juan Luis
A1 Miravitlles, Marc
A1 López-Campos, José Luis
K1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
K1 Conocimiento
K1 Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
K1 España
K1 Espirometría
K1 Knowledge
K1 Respiratory symptoms
K1 Spain
K1 Spirometry
K1 Síntomas respiratorios
AB The aim of this study was to analyze current data on the population's level of knowledge about COPD and to evaluate certain diagnostic interventions, such as the use of spirometry. An epidemiological, observational, cross-sectional study by telephone interview, with random dialing of landline telephone numbers, was conducted in November 2019, in a nationally representative sample of adults over 40 years of age. From a total of 51,079 telephone calls, a total of 1,920 individuals responded. Mean age was 61.9 years and 31.6% were men. Overall, 19.4% were current smokers and 13.4% reported respiratory disease (5% reported COPD). In total, 27.9% had spontaneous knowledge of COPD, which is a relative increase from the 17% observed in 2011. The most frequent information channel was the media (35.5%), with a significant presence of social networks and the Internet (25.7%). Almost one fifth (18.1%) had chronic respiratory symptoms. Of these, 59.3% had requested medical care, and 66.2% had undergone spirometry. Spirometry was performed less frequently in subjects treated in primary care compared to respiratory medicine departments (51.9% versus 79.1%; P Knowledge of COPD is still scarce, and strategies are needed to increase awareness and the importance of assessing respiratory symptoms and increased use of spirometry.
YR 2020
FD 2020-09-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27922
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/27922
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RD Apr 11, 2025