Pharmacy-Led Education Improves Inhaler Technique
Pharmacists embedded within primary care or specialty clinics can assist patients and their...
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COPD
Anxiety & Depression in COPD Not Adequately Treated
Anxiety and depressive symptoms, although common in patients with COPD, are not frequently...
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COPD Exacerbations: Care-Seeking Behaviors & Delays in Care
Since many people with COPD avoid going to the ED due to factors like time spent waiting to be...
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Physical Frailty in COPD Can Predict Disability & Mortality
Research has shown that COPD is a disease with extra-pulmonary and systemic manifestations,...
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The Impact of Flu Vaccination on Survival for Elderly Men With COPD
Previous studies have established that patients aged 65 and older with COPD are at elevated risk...
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Identifying Sputum Biomarker Predictors of COPD Exacerbation
“Although we know that COPD largely arises from smoking-induced airway inflammation, we do not...
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Conference Highlights: CHEST 2021
New research was presented at CHEST 2021, the virtual Annual International Scientific Assembly of...
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Inhaled Nitric Oxide Aids Ventilatory Efficiency & Exercise Capacity in Mild COPD
“Patients with mild COPD frequently present with chronic dyspnea and poor exercise capacity, often...
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Telehealth Care Reduces COPD Assessment Scores by Half
“It is not possible to treat all patients with COPD sufficiently with in-person consultations, due...
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The Surprise Question May Help Facilitate Advance Care Planning for COPD
“COPD is projected to rise to the third leading cause of mortality by 2030,” says Dana Tripp, BA,...
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Patient & Clinician Perspectives on Remote COPD Care During COVID-19
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread adoption of remote care delivery for COPD...
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Assessing Pulmonary Rehab Outcomes in Frequent Exacerbators of COPD
Patients with COPD who experience recurrent exacerbations (frequent exacerbators) are recognized...
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Understanding the Association of Dysanapsis With COPD Among Older Adults
Smoking tobacco is the best-known risk factor for COPD risk factor, but recent data from a...
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Obstructive Lung Disease: Comparing Inhaler Education Approaches
Guidelines recommend that healthcare providers (HCPs) assess and teach inhaler technique during...
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Identifying Risk Factors for Physical & Mental Distress In Patients With COPD
A study has found that patients with COPD who have certain characteristics appear to be at the...
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Conference Highlights: ATS 2019
New research was presented at ATS 2019, The annual American Thoracic Society International...
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Depression Tied to Worse Asthma Outcomes in Urban Teens
More than a fourth with asthma reported depressive symptoms, greater symptom severity
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Airway Branch Variation & COPD
Susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) beyond cigarette smoking has not...
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Cognitive Therapy Helps Reduce Anxiety in COPD Patients
CBT delivered by nurses also lowers hospital admission and attendance at emergency departments
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Childhood Lung Function, COPD & ACOS
Data indicate that COPD is now a leading cause of premature death and chronic health burden...
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