The core factor in self-management behaviors for HOA patients is their efforts to manage pain, control weight, and reduce ...

The UCOPD questionnaire is an 18-item, COPD-specific questionnaire that is designed to assess the patient’s perception of their understanding, confidence, and use of key self-management skills. It ...

Patients with COPD had better inhaler adherence when invited to enroll in a program that lowers cost sharing for maintenance ...

This is despite associations between non-adherence to COPD pharmacotherapy and inadequate symptom management, heightened risk of exacerbations, increased use of health care resources and cost ...