What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the greatest global public health challenges. Acute exacerbations of COPD lead to the accelerated deterioration of lung function, reduced quality of life, a higher number of hospitalizations, and increased mortality. The factor causing the exace...
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| author | Jovan Javorac Marija Jevtić Dejan Živanović Miroslav Ilić Sanja Bijelović Nataša Dragić |
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| description | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the greatest global public health challenges. Acute exacerbations of COPD lead to the accelerated deterioration of lung function, reduced quality of life, a higher number of hospitalizations, and increased mortality. The factor causing the exacerbation is usually an infectious agent, but the impact of environmental factors is being studied more thoroughly. Among them, meteorological factors are the least examined. Multiple studies have shown that lower temperatures during the cold season, as well as sudden temperature changes regardless of the season, have the most significant negative effect on patients with COPD. However, higher temperatures, especially during summer heatwaves, can also cause COPD exacerbation and it is expected that this will be an even more important health problem in the future considering climate changes. The effects of other meteorological factors on acute exacerbation of COPD, such as atmospheric pressure, solar radiation, rainfall, wind speed, and humidity are far less investigated and opposing results have been obtained in different studies. Thus, there is a need for further research in this area that would result in clinical recommendations and public health interventions that could decrease the global burden of COPD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c7bdc5bc5f8d435ea324c02b146598512023-11-21T13:32:14ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332021-03-0112444210.3390/atmos12040442What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?Jovan Javorac0Marija Jevtić1Dejan Živanović2Miroslav Ilić3Sanja Bijelović4Nataša Dragić5Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, 21204 Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Vocational Studies for the Education of Preschool Teachers and Sports Trainers, 24000 Subotica, SerbiaInstitute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina, 21204 Sremska Kamenica, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the greatest global public health challenges. Acute exacerbations of COPD lead to the accelerated deterioration of lung function, reduced quality of life, a higher number of hospitalizations, and increased mortality. The factor causing the exacerbation is usually an infectious agent, but the impact of environmental factors is being studied more thoroughly. Among them, meteorological factors are the least examined. Multiple studies have shown that lower temperatures during the cold season, as well as sudden temperature changes regardless of the season, have the most significant negative effect on patients with COPD. However, higher temperatures, especially during summer heatwaves, can also cause COPD exacerbation and it is expected that this will be an even more important health problem in the future considering climate changes. The effects of other meteorological factors on acute exacerbation of COPD, such as atmospheric pressure, solar radiation, rainfall, wind speed, and humidity are far less investigated and opposing results have been obtained in different studies. Thus, there is a need for further research in this area that would result in clinical recommendations and public health interventions that could decrease the global burden of COPD.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/4/442meteorological factorsCOPD exacerbationtemperatureclimate changesatmospheric pressuresolar radiation |
| spellingShingle | Jovan Javorac Marija Jevtić Dejan Živanović Miroslav Ilić Sanja Bijelović Nataša Dragić What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? Atmosphere meteorological factors COPD exacerbation temperature climate changes atmospheric pressure solar radiation |
| title | What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? |
| title_full | What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? |
| title_fullStr | What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? |
| title_short | What Are the Effects of Meteorological Factors on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? |
| title_sort | what are the effects of meteorological factors on exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| topic | meteorological factors COPD exacerbation temperature climate changes atmospheric pressure solar radiation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/4/442 |
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