Carlos H. Martínez|Swetha Raparla|Craig Plauschinat|Nicholas D. Giardino|Barbara Rogers|Julien Beresford|Judith D. Bentkover|Amy Schachtner-Appel|Jeffrey L. Curtis|Fernando J. Martínez|MeiLan K. Han
Gender Differences in Symptoms and Care Delivery for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Michigan Medicine|Novartis (United States)|Novartis (United States)|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine|Michigan Medicine
morbidity mortality women chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd increasing little known gender differences perception copd caresurveys administered convenience sample copd patients evaluate perceptions symptoms barriers care sources information copddata 295 female 273 male participants analyzed similar frequencies women men reported dyspnea rated health poorvery poor although women men reported annual household income 30000 significant gender differences frequency health insurance physician visits ever spirometry detected adjusted models 1 women likely report copd diagnostic delay odds ratio 166 95 confidence interval ci 113245 p001 although anxiety 183 95 ci 110306 p002 history exacerbations 160 95 ci 108237 p001 also significant predictors 2 female gender associated difficulty reaching ones physician 254 95 ci 133486 p0004 prior history exacerbations 225 95 ci 121420 p001 3 female gender 215 95 ci 110421 p002 significant predictor finding time spent physician insufficientsignificant genderrelated differences perception copd healthcare delivery exist revealing opportunity better understand influences attitudes improve care men women