Self-Management Following an Acute Exacerbation of COPD A Systematic Review

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Self-management (SM) reduces hospital admissions in patients with stable COPD. However, its role immediately post-acute exacerbation (AE) is unclear. The objectives of this review were to describe SM interventions delivered immediately following an AE of COPD (AECOPD) and to conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis of its impact on health-care utilization and health outcomes. METHODS: Randomized controlled trials reporting on …

Authors

Harrison SL; Janaudis-Ferreira T; Brooks D; Desveaux L; Goldstein RS

Journal

CHEST Journal, Vol. 147, No. 3, pp. 646–661

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

March 2015

DOI

10.1378/chest.14-1658

ISSN

0012-3692

Associated Experts

Dina Brooks

Executive Vice-Dean and Associate Vice-President, Academic, Faculty of Health Sciences

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