title: [Intervention for COPD Exacerbation - How To Prevent and Treat COPD Exacerbation ?]
abstract: COPD exacerbation is associated with a high mortality rate and severe decrease in the QOL.Most medical expenses associated with COPD involve treatment costs related to exacerbation.However, the identification of pre-exacerbation changes in respiratory conditions from self controlled range, risk assessment, and multidisciplinary integrated respiratory care intervention could truly stabilize the condition of a patient with COPD and thus decrease the frequency of exacerbation.Such a decrease would be expected to lead to a high QOL, better COPD survival rate, and medical economic benefits.In addition, a reduced frequency of exacerbation would increase the stability of a patient's condition, allowing the continuation of effective pulmonary rehabilitation and maintenance of beneficial physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Medical Corporation Aiyu-kai Ikiiki Clinic.
authors.forename: Yukako
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takechi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life