Background Early detection of exacerbations by COPD patients initiating prompt
interventions has shown to be clinically relevant. Until now, research failed to identify the …

Abstract Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third leading
cause of death in the United States and costs approximately $50 billion in annual healthcare …

Background: Most COPD self-management trials have identified patients from secondary
care populations. Aims: This trial assessed the effectiveness of telephone health coaching to …

Objectives To determine the effectiveness of early assisted discharge for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, with home care provided by generic community …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death
worldwide, causing 3.32 million deaths in 2019. COPD management has increasingly …

Introduction: COPD costs the UK healthcare system an estimated€ 1112m pa with national
data indicating significant unwarranted variation in quality of care, recorded prevalence and …

Telephone quitlines are an effective population-based strategy for smoking cessation,
particularly among individuals with tobacco-related diseases such as chronic obstructive …

It is unknown whether heterogeneity in effects of self-management interventions in patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be explained by differences in …

Objective: The Condition Coach (CoCo) is a technology-supported care programme for self-
management of COPD exacerbations and for promotion of an active lifestyle. The objective …

Background: Outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is effective post-AECOPD yet uptake
is low. HET may increase PR uptake however data are limited & trials heterogeneous in this …