An analysis of the dynamic changes in the self-efficacy and quality of life of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease following community-based rehabilitation

This study aimed to investigate the effects of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) on the self-efficacy and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Eighty-one elderly patients with COPD admitted to our hospital were recruited as the study cohort and were randomly divided into a control group (n=41) and a study group (n=40). The control group underwent outpatient rehabilitative treatment, and the study group additionally underwent CBR. The treatment effects of the two groups at 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months of intervention were assessed using their pulmonary function and quality of life scores. After completion of the CBR, the patients in the study group and the control group were scored using the CSES scale, which did not differ at 1 month of intervention, but the scores were higher in the study group than they were in the control group at 3 and 6 months of intervention ( < 0.05). The patients in the study group also scored higher on the WHOQOL-BREF scale than the control group ( < 0.05). CBR improves the self-efficacy and quality of life in elderly patients with COPD.