%0 Journal Article
%T Health Education for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Observational Study
%A Leigiane Alves Cardoso
%A Roberta Lins Gon£¿alves
%A Fernanda Figuer£¿a Sanches
%A Maria do Socorro Lucena Cardoso
%A Wilson de Souza Nogueira
%A Edson de Oliveira Andrade
%A Erik Coelho da Costa
%A Denilsi Gomes Gon£¿alves
%A Jaqueline de Sousa Veras Barbosa
%A Lucas Normando da Silva
%A Elvis Geanderson Lima do Vale
%J Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
%P 60-71
%@ 2332-1830
%D 2020
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojtr.2020.83006
%X Health Education has shown itself as essential for the understanding of
indi</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">viduals about psychological and physical
changes caused by diseases. The chron</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is a severe public health problem, and it depends on health education
measures for its control. A group of patients with COPD, in pneumatological
medical treatment, were investigated to find </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">information
about the disease. An observational, descriptive and analytical study </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">with analysis and application of a semistructured
questionnaire to evaluate the </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">individuals</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡¯</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> knowledge about the COPD. Collected data were
registered and </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">analyzed using Google Docs.
The software used for the calculation of statistica</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">l </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">measures was Microsoft Excel<span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><sup>&reg;</sup></span>. For the research
participants¡¯ characterization</span> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">analysis,
the use of grouped data for the frequency distribution of Sturges Rule</span> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">was necessary. This study provided knowledge about
which information a group</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of bearers of COPD receives at a college
hospital providing treatment. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The interviewed
have an average age of 70 years old and most are women with </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">education
level between elementary and high school and diagnose time of 6</span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">8 years. Most of the sample
reported knowledge and consciousness about the disease, informed by the
doctors, followed by physiotherapists. Although </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the role of the Ministry of Health in health education, subjects were
better infor</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">med about the disease by their doctors instead of public
campaigns.
%K COPD
%K Health
%K Education
%K Pulmonary Rehabilitation
%K Communicational Ecosystems
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=101864