Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic disease with repeated exacerbations resulting in gradual debilitation. The quality of life has been shown to be poor in patients with COPD despite efforts to improve self-management. However, the evidence on the benefit of self-management in COPD is conflicting. Whether this could be due to other unmet needs of patients have not been investigated. Therefore, we aimed to explore unmet needs of patients from both patients and doctors managing COPD.
Keywords
COPD, Qualitative, Self-management, Knowledge, Quality of life, Needs.
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
BMC Family Practice
Publisher
BMC
Additional Information
doi:10.1186/1471-2296-15-67
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