Effect of dietary counseling on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admitted to a tertiary care hospital, Middle Delta, Egypt

Abstract

Objectives: is to assess the impact of dietary advice on malnourished patients with COPD. Methods: an intervention study conducted at the chest hospital of Tanta university. One hundred patients with stable COPD were chosen. Patients received dietary counseling once a week for 6 months based on specific nutritional guidelines for patients with COPD. Results: After 6 months of the intervention, the mean difference of COPD assessment test (CAT) improved from (19.47± 5.759) preintervention to (12.98±5.635) postintervention, both had moderate respiratory impairment as measured by CAT score and the mean difference of Modified Research council (MRC) dyspnea scale improved from (2.70±.689) preintervention to (1.99±.772) postintervention, both had mild score on (MRC) dyspnea scale, with significant difference p (