Burden of Disease in Patients with Mild or Mild-to-Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Group A or B): A Systematic Literature Review
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and progressive respiratory disorder that represents a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. In 2019, the prevalence of COPD was 174...
Conclusion: Data from this SLR provide clear evidence of a heavier burden of disease for patients in GOLD B, compared with those in GOLD A, and highlight factors associated with worse outcomes for patients in GOLD A/B.
Investigating the rationale for COPD maintenance therapy prescription across Europe, findings from a multi-country study - npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41533-023-00334-x
This study aims to understand healthcare professionals' thoughts and motivations about optimal management and treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We conducted a DELPHI survey through an...
Conclusions/Relevance: Despite the familiarity and use (89.8%) of the GOLD classification for initial treatment selection, a frequent use of LAMA/LABA/ICS was noted. In fact, panellists agreed that inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are over-prescribed in the primary care setting. Our study showed that GPs felt less confident than pulmonologists...
Conclusions: A lower risk of exacerbation was observed with FF + UMEC + VI vs TIO + OLO in the overall population but not among the maintenance-naive population. Patients with COPD initiating TIO + OLO had lower annualized costs than FF + UMEC + VI initiators in the overall and maintenance-naive populations. Thus, in the maintenance-naive...
Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of a standardized training model for improving patients' ability to use inhalers - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37139393/
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Conclusion: These findings indicate that the framework of qualitative and quantitative comparisons could be used to evaluate training models, and the standardized training model by pharmacists can significantly improve patients' ability to use inhalers correctly and address the influence of older age and lower education because of its...
Early versus non-early desaturation during 6MWT in COPD patients: A follow-up study
of COPD patients having early desaturation versus nonearly desaturation determined during baseline 6MWT. Methods: It was a longitudinal follow-up study conducted in a tertiary care institute from November 1, 2018...
Conclusion: Early desaturation can be used as a screening tool for assessing the risk of hospitalization in COPD patients.