Health literacy is important for controlling disease progression and living a healthy life with illness. High health literacy is associated with higher cognitive performance and lower health-related quality of life. Physical, psychological, and social impairments are seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies investigating the relationship between health literacy and functional capacity, quality of life, physical activity, cognitive function, health-related behavior, and activities of daily living in individuals with COPD are limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare individuals with COPD with healthy individuals in terms of health literacy, functional capacity, quality of life, physical activity, cognitive function, health-related behavior, and activities of daily living and to investigate the relationship between health literacy and functional capacity, quality of life, physical activity, cognitive function, health-related behavior, and activities of daily living in individuals with COPD.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
40 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion criteria for the COPD group:
* Being over 40 years old,
* Diagnosed with COPD and being clinically stable,
* Being able to cooperate with the tests to be performed,
* Not having any cardiovascular disease, orthopedic or neurological problems that may affect the tests,
* Being willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria for the COPD group:
* Being in an acute exacerbation period,
* Having any cardiovascular disease, orthopedic or neurological problems that may affect the tests,
* Not being willing to participate in the study.
Inclusion criteria for the control group:
* Being willing to participate in the study and being over 40 years old
* Not having any known disease
Exclusion criteria for the control group:
* Not being able to cooperate with the tests to be performed
* Not being willing to participate in the study
Primary outcome measure(s)
Functional capacity — 1st day Functional capacity assessment using self-paced 6-minute walk test.
Health literacy — 1st day Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults will be used to evaluate health literacy. The TOFHLA is scored on a scale of 0 to 100 and higher scores indicate higher health literacy.
Health literacy — 1st day The Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine questionnaires will be performed. A score of 59 or less is defined as indicating low health literacy and a score of 60 or more indicates adequate health literacy.
Cognitive function — 1st day Montreal Cognitive Assessment will be used to evaluate cognitive function. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment scores range between 0 and 30. A score of 26 or over is considered to be normal.
Health-related behavior — 1st day Health-related Behavior Scale II will be performed to assess health-related behavior. The Health-related Behavior Scale II measures various health-related behaviors and is designed to assess the frequency or extent of engagement in these behaviors. Higher scores of the scale indicate more frequent or healthier behaviors, depending on the specific behavior being measured.
Functional exercise capacity — 1st day One-minute sit to stand test will be performed. The number of repetitions will be recorded.
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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