Abstract COPD is currently one of the leading causes of hospitalizations in industrialized countries. The future burden of COPD is uncertain as the trends in the prevalence of the main risk factors for COPD, namely cigarette smoking and population aging, are moving in opposite directions in many jurisdictions. Here, we used data from British ColumbiaContinue reading “Study Predicts COPD Epidemic in 20 Years, Potentially Overwhelming Healthcare Systems”
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Effectiveness of Fluticasone Furoate–Vilanterol for COPD in Clinical Practice
Guidelines on the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are based on numerous randomized, controlled trials of efficacy, which are usually generated for registration purposes. However, these trials have included patients who were selected with the use of strict criteria and were closely monitored, and therefore the results have limited relevance to everyday clinicalContinue reading “Effectiveness of Fluticasone Furoate–Vilanterol for COPD in Clinical Practice”
Do self-management interventions in COPD patients work and which patients benefit most? An individual patient data meta-analysis
Self-management interventions exert positive effects in patients with COPD on respiratory-related and all-cause hospitalizations and modest effects on 12-month health-related quality of life, supporting the implementation of self-management strategies in clinical practice. Benefits seem similar across the subgroups studied and limiting self-management interventions to specific patient subgroups cannot be recommended. Authors Jonkman NH, Westland H, TrappenburgContinue reading “Do self-management interventions in COPD patients work and which patients benefit most? An individual patient data meta-analysis”
Incident opioid drug use and adverse respiratory outcomes among older adults with COPD
Nicholas T. Vozoris, Xuesong Wang, Hadas D. Fischer, Chaim M. Bell, Denis E. O’Donnell, Peter C. Austin, Anne L. Stephenson, Sudeep S. Gill, Paula A. Rochon European Respiratory Journal 2016; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01967-2015 Abstract We evaluated risk of adverse respiratory outcomes associated with incident opioid use among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). ThisContinue reading “Incident opioid drug use and adverse respiratory outcomes among older adults with COPD”
COPD Respiratory / Asthma Pulmonary System Depression Depression decreases adherence to COPD maintenance medications
Article: Adherence to Maintenance Medications among Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Role of Depression, ennifer S. Albrecht, Yujin Park, Peter Hur, Ting-Ying Huang, Ilene Harris, Giora Netzer, Susan W Lehmann, Patricia Langenberg, Bilal Khokhar, Yu-Jung Wei, Patience Moyo, and Linda Simoni-Wastila, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201602-136OC, published online 22Continue reading “COPD Respiratory / Asthma Pulmonary System Depression Depression decreases adherence to COPD maintenance medications”
Increased Risk of Death at and During Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation of COPD
Clinical Factors Associated with an Increased Risk of Death at and During Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) and for a Short Period after Discharge Ernesto Crisafulli, Veronica Alfieri, Antoni Torres, Alfredo Chetta ABSTRACT Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)Continue reading “Increased Risk of Death at and During Hospitalization for an Acute Exacerbation of COPD”
One-year Mortality in COPD Exacerbation: The Effect of Physical Activity
One-year Mortality in COPD After an Exacerbation: The Effect of Physical Activity Changes During the Event (2016) Cristóbal Esteban , Susana Garcia-Gutierrez , Maria J Legarreta , Ane Anton-Ladislao , Nerea Gonzalez , Iratxe Lafuente , Nerea Fernandez de Larrea , Silvia Vidal , Marisa Bare , José M. Quintana , IRYSS -COPD group COPD: JournalContinue reading “One-year Mortality in COPD Exacerbation: The Effect of Physical Activity”
Response to pulmonary rehabilitation: toward personalised programmes? | European Respiratory Society – Linkis.com
Abstract Personalised pulmonary rehabilitation with multidimensional response profiling could aid efficiency and effectiveness http://ow.ly/TouTt Clinical practice should be based on the best scientific evidence, which does not always correspond to evidence-based medicine, involving guidelines, meta-analyses and protocols as a basis for clinical approach [1, 2]. There is no need of further randomised controlled trials (RCTs)Continue reading “Response to pulmonary rehabilitation: toward personalised programmes? | European Respiratory Society – Linkis.com”
Respiratory Qol Worse in Breathless Patients With COPD Than Cancer
Respiratory health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is worse in breathless COPD patients than in breathless cancer patients, researchers have found. Although breathlessness is common in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and in patients with advanced cancers of all primary sites, little is known about the impact of breathlessness on HRQoL. Dr. MoragContinue reading “Respiratory Qol Worse in Breathless Patients With COPD Than Cancer”
InMed Launches Study on Cannabis-Based COPD Therapy
InMed Pharmaceuticals is expanding its product line by initiating studies on a potential treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The clinical stage company specializes in the development of therapeutic options based on cannabis, and will launch a new program designed to discover and assess cannabinoid compounds able to treat COPD. InMed announced that its new program focused onContinue reading “InMed Launches Study on Cannabis-Based COPD Therapy”
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