Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) frequently coexists
with other diseases. Whereas COPD action plans are currently part of usual care, they are …

This international randomised controlled trial evaluated whether COPD patients with
comorbidities, trained in using patient-tailored multidisease exacerbation action plans, had …

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

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

The pivotal objective of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) self-management
programmes is behaviour change to avoid moderate and severe exacerbations and improve …

Background Patient-initiated action plans are an important component of COPD self-
management (SM) interventions. When integrated into SM interventions, these action plans …

Patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has to become a partner and an
active participant in his own care, that is, disease self-management. The goal of this article is …

Background An individualised action plan (AP) is a potentially effective method of helping
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to recognise and anticipate …

Objective and background: COPD is a progressive disorder characterized by periodic
exacerbations. While comprehensive self‐management programmes decrease health‐care …

Objective and background: The role of COPD self‐management plans in improving health
outcomes remains unclear. The objective of this study was to assess whether self …