THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEGREE OF AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION AND THE DEGREE OF DYSPNEA IN COPD PATIENTS AT RSI SAKINAH

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease characterized by airway obstruction, which causes shortness of breath (dyspnea). The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the degree of airway obstruction and the severity of dyspnea in COPD patients at RSI Sakinah. This study employed a quantitative research design with a cross-sectional approach. The population consisted of 59 COPD patients at RSI Sakinah; consecutive sampling was used to obtain a sample of 55 participants. The variables in this study were the degree of airway obstruction and the degree of dyspnea. Data collection was conducted using standard operating procedures (SOP), observation forms, and the Dyspnea Questionnaire (D-12). Data analysis was performed using the Spearman’s Rho test. The results showed that the majority of airway obstruction severity was in the moderate category, involving 30 respondents (54.5%), and the majority of dyspnea severity was also in the moderate category, involving 39 respondents (70.9% ), with a p-value of 0.002 and a correlation coefficient of 0.407. Thus, H0 was rejected, indicating that there is a relationship between the degree of airway obstruction and the degree of dyspnea in COPD patients, with a moderate strength of association and a positive result.