Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) self‐management
interventions should be structured but personalised and often multi‐component, with goals …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a global health problem, and since 2001,
the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has published its strategy …

Background Hospital readmission after discharge is a frequent, burdensome and costly
event, particularly frequent in older people with multiple chronic conditions. Few literature …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major public health problem. It is
the fourth leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality in the United States, and is …

BACKGROUND: COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States as
well as throughout the rest of the world. An exacerbation of COPD (periodic escalations of …

Background: Improving a patient's ability to self-monitor and manage changes in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms may improve outcomes. Objective: To …

Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom in advanced stages of
malignant and non‐malignant diseases. Appropriate management requires both …

Hospital admissions due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations
have a major impact on the disease evolution and costs. The current authors postulated that …

Transitions in care from hospital to primary care for older patients with chronic diseases (CD)
are complex and lead to increased mortality and service use. In response to these …

Background The effectiveness of interventions to increase influenza vaccination uptake in
people aged 60 years and older varies by country and participant characteristics. This …