Open AccessNative American Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in a Tertiary Academic Medical Center – A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Huimin Wu,
Dorothy A. Rhoades,
Sixia Chen,
Brent Brown
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s299178
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , body mass index , exacerbation , overweight , population , diabetes mellitus , intensive care unit , retrospective cohort study , medical record , medicaid , obesity , emergency medicine , physical therapy , health care , environmental health , economic growth , economics , endocrinology
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and comorbidities (eg diabetes and obesity) among Native American (NA) population are higher than among the general US population. However, studies of COPD in NAs are scarce. Oklahoma has the largest NA population affiliated with federally recognized tribes in the country and is an ideal location for such research. A pilot study was designed to investigate the characteristics of NA patients with COPD exacerbations in a tertiary academic medical center.