BACKGROUND Self-management (SM) support for patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) is variable in its coverage, content, method and timing of …

Purpose This systematic review aimed to identify the most effective components of
interventions to facilitate self-management of health care behaviors for patients with COPD …

Readmissions of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to hospitals
cast a heavy burden to health care systems. This meta-analysis was aimed to assess the …

Aims and objectives. The objectives of this narrative review were to identify:(1) The
information and support needs of carers of family members with chronic obstructive …

A retrospective study was carried out in a Hong Kong regional hospital with 24-h emergency
service, to study the factors associated with shorter time to re-admission after acute …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by progressive
airflow obstruction, worsening exercise performance and health deterioration. It is …

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an intensive community nurse (CN)‐supported
discharge program in preventing hospital readmissions of older patients with chronic lung …

Rationale, aims and objectives Clinical diversity and methodological heterogeneity exists
between studies on chronic care management. This study aimed to examine the …

METHODS The methodology recommended by NICE Guideline Development Methods was
used to develop these guidelines (http://www. nice. org. uk/page. aspx? o …

Introduction This research project sets out to design an integrated disease management
model for patients with COPD who were referred to a secondary care setting and who …