Objectives: Toassess changes in confidence among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) after health education at Quang Ninh General Hospital 2023. Methods and Paticipants: The outpatients with COPD at Quang Ninh General Hospital meet the inclusion criteria. Results: Thestatus of confidence reached 2.24±0.3 points, 8.97% of the participants felt confident, the rest were not confident. After the health education intervention, the confidence rate increased from 8.97% to 75.21% after 4 weeks and to 85.9% after 12 weeks. Conclusion: It is necessary to conduct health education for patients on effective breathing exercises
Stop exposure to risk factors
Quit smoking and tobacco
Get vaccination against respiratory infections
Pulmonary rehabilitation to improve the confidence of outpatient patients with COPD.