title: Self-management strategies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: This article enables the reader to understand the newest scientific concepts and advances in the field of self-management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, recognize the importance of self-management education and what might be needed to enhance behavior modification, and translate these advances into strategies and specific interventions in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada. jean.bourbeau@mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bourbeau
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nault
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome