title: [The quality of COPD care in general practice].
abstract: We investigated whether the quality of management of COPD in general practice could be improved by the participation of general practitioners and their staff in a COPD-specific educational programme. One-hundred and fifty-four doctors participated in the study, and 2549 patient record forms were included in the first audit and 2394 in the second audit. We observed a significantly increased utilisation of spirometry from the first (52.7%) to the second audit (71.4%) (p < 0,001) and improvement in other parameters describing the quality of management. We conclude that participation in an educational programme can improve the quality of COPD care in general practice.
authors.affiliation: Hvidovre Hospital, Hjerte Lungemedicinsk Afdeling. peter.lange@hvh.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: Finn Vejlø
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Hanne
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Borgeskov
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dollerup
authors.forename: Michael Skov
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roslind
authors.forename: Lill Moll
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Nielsen