Patient-focused outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a significant effect on the lives of people diagnosed with the condition, not just physically, but also socially, emotionally and spiritually. There is a UK guideline for the care, management and treatment of patients with this disease (National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions 2004) and a National Service Framework (NSF) for COPD is currently under development (Department of Health 2007). The NSF will have a specific section on patient-focused outcomes, examining the issues important to patients with the disease (Cote et al 2007, Miravitlles et al 2007). By concentrating on patient-focused outcomes the care, management and treatment of patients with COPD could be improved.
Scullion
Jane
J
University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester. jane.scullion@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D016896:Treatment Outcome