title: [Assessment of quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis].
abstract: The investigation performed in 117 patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis (COB) revealed a significant decline in quality of life (QL) with progressive disease. Decrement of QL level in patients with stage I and II COB has been found to be primarily associated with activation of the sympathetic nervous system and progressing of metabolic myocardial dystrophy. With stage III COB decline in QL is also caused by reduction of volume of the functional pulmonary parenchyma.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Polivoda
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Krivenko
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Evchenko
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000150:complications; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology