Using COPD action plans to manage exacerbations.
Patients with COPD often experience exacerbations, and evidence suggests that if they follow written action plans advising them on self-management this can reduce the time to recovery. We carried out an audit to establish whether patients were using and following their action plans.
Central Surrey Health.
Julie
J
Dhami
D017050:Episode of Care; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care; D006113:United Kingdom