Some patients had received COPD health education,
and the average patient BCKQ score (21.6 _ 5.6) showed
a moderate level of disease-related knowledge; however,
family caregivers on average showed a much better understanding of COPD (BCKQ 77.1 _ 12.0). Our data
showed an average score (72.5 _ 7.4) slightly above the
median of the range on the Caregiver Reaction Assessment scale (reaction of family caregivers to their caregiving burden). Likewise, a moderate score (104.4 _ 33.7) was shown on the family caregiver caring behavior scale (level of physical, social, and emotional care required of the caregivers).