Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, with approximately 70% to 80% of adults with COPD being undiagnosed …

Background Guidelines are critical for facilitating cost-effective COPD care. Development
and implementation in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is challenging. To guide …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of telephone health coaching delivered by a nurse to
support self management in a primary care population with mild symptoms of chronic …

Introduction Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear a high proportion of the global
morbidity and mortality caused by COPD. Increased exposure to risk factors throughout life …

慢性阻塞性肺疾病全球倡议(GOLD) 2019 于2018-11-07 发布, 更新涉及慢性阻塞性肺疾病(
COPD) 的危险因素, 诊断, 预防, 稳定期及急性加重期的管理, 药物治疗及非药物治疗等诸多方面 …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease leading to further
morbidity and significant mortality. The first step for any condition is to make the appropriate …

Treatment of COPD should reflect the complexity and heterogeneity of the disease and be
tailored to individual patients. Major goals of COPD treatment are symptom reduction and …

Evidence of personal and health-system benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation are
undeniable. However, the capacity of traditional centre-based models to both reach and …

Background Despite chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) being a major global
cause of mortality and hospitalisation, it is often undiagnosed or inaccurately diagnosed in …

Introduction COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Management is
complex and costly. Although international quality standards for diagnosis and management …