Burden of COPD in patients treated in different care settings in the Netherlands

Care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be provided in primary, secondary or tertiary care. Whether and to what extent patients with COPD treated in various healthcare settings differ in disease burden and healthcare utilization remains unknown. Therefore, daily symptoms, functional mobility, mood status, health status and healthcare utilization were compared between COPD patients in various care settings, to explore possibilities for healthcare-optimization.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - July 24, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Dionne E. Smid, Martijn A. Spruit, Sarah Houben-Wilke, Jean W.M. Muris, Gernot G.U. Rohde, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Frits M.E. Franssen Source Type: research