Knowledge, attitude and repeat service behavior among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients in Sichon Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

Abstract

          This study was cross-sectional descriptive study. The aim was to study the knowledge level Attitudes and behavior of repeat service and study factors related to the behavior of repeat services among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients. The 65 sample were patients receiving outpatient services with COPD. The data collected using questionnaires. The data analyzed was applied descriptive statistics for personal information, knowledge, and attitudes levels. The relationship using the square statistic and Fisher exact test

          The results founded that the majority of the sample were male in 63.10%. There were over 65 years of age in 50.80%, primary education degree in 38.50%, there had a monthly income less than 10,000 baht in 56.90% and congenital diseases in 66.20%. The level of knowledge about COPD patient was high in 92.30%. For the attitudes about hospital admissions was at a good level in 60.00% and repeat services for COPD patients were 40.00%.The factors associated with  COPD re-admission include education level, monthly income and knowledge was significantly at the 0.05