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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major public health problems worldwide and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in India. This study was undertaken to assess the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL), and the factors affecting it among patients diagnosed with COPD and to study their healthcare seeking behavior towards COPD.

A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted among 93 patients aged 25–80 years, diagnosed with COPD based on Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria at a tertiary care hospital in southern India. St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire-COPD (SGRQ-C) was used to assess their HRQoL. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 15.0 and the results are expressed in frequencies and proportions.

Most of the participants presented initially with cough (67.7%) and breathlessness (62.4 …