Nurses' perspectives of a new individualized nursing care intervention for COPD patients in primary care settings: A mixed method study

The major challenges in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) care are guiding a patient in daily living with the consequences of the disease, reducing the impact of symptoms and improving Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). The new nurse-led COPD-Guidance, Research on an Illness Perception (COPD-GRIP) intervention translates the evidence concerning illness perceptions and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) into a practice nurse intervention.The aim is to explore the nurses' experiences with applying the new COPD-GRIP intervention.

Source: Applied Nursing Research : ANR - October 26, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Saskia WM Weldam, Jan-Willem J Lammers, Marieke Zwakman, Marieke J Schuurmans Source Type: research