18,19,20,21 The influence of service level predictors on the risk of COPD hospital admission and readmission is unclear. Within the NHS the rate of COPD admissions remained stable between 2001 and 2010,22 and variation in primary care services for COPD has not been shown to be associated ...
Researchers in Liverpool ran an open-access spirometry and reversibility service from 1999 to 2003. Of 1,508 patients, 130 were diagnosed with COPD. Patients were significantly under-treated before spirometry. More than three quarters of smokers wereMA Healthcare Ltd...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the internationally preferred term for chronic, progressive lung disorders which are characterised by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The symptoms of COPD – including breathlessness, cough, excessive sputum production and reduced muscle tone...
Ideally, elements of pulmonary rehabilitation are tailored into a comprehensive primary care integrated disease management program. In that way, the benefits of PR can be extended to a substantially larger part of the COPD population, to reach even those with milder stages of disease. Favorable ...
We included 2,269 primary care COPD patients (58% male, 49% current smokers, with a mean age of 65 ± 11 years) from a Dutch Asthma/COPD service. Spirometry, patient history, the Clinical COPD Questionnaire(CCQ) and the Asthma Control Questionnaire(ACQ) were assessed; we used the latter...
The importance of proactive chronic care has become increasingly evident. Yet, it is unknown whether the use of general practice (GP) during daytime may affect the use of Out-of-Hours (OOH) Primary Care Service for people with chronic disease. We aimed t
Introduction 'One-off' systematic case-finding for COPD using a respiratory screening questionnaire is more effective and cost-effective than routine care ... T Lambe,P Adab,RE Jordan,... - 《Thorax》 被引量: 0发表: 2019年 Corrigendum to 'Asthma Programme in Finland: the quality of primar...
Stratification of COPD in primary health care: use of Spanish Society of Pulmonology (SEPAR) and Spanish Society of Community Health Medicine (SEMFYC) guid... Changes in management of COPD in primary care were studied following a training exercise among Spanish general practitioners (GPs). The exe...
Primary Care Respiratory JournalChavannes NH. The necessity for spirometry in the primary care management of COPD. Prim Care Resp J 2004;13(1): 11--4.Chavannes N. The necessity for spirometry in the primary care management of COPD. Prim Care Respir J 2004;13(1): 11--4. [2] Wilson ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the internationally preferred term for chronic, progressive lung disorders which are characterised by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The symptoms of COPD — including breathlessness, cough