Interventions for COPD include a variety of care from various healthcare professionals. Part of that care is a detailed plan based on your needs and developed by a nurse or a respiratory therapist.

Hunter, S. (2009) Holistic assessment of patients with COPD before the use of non-invasive ventilation. Nursing Times; 105: 20, early online publication. The use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) to ...

COPD is a growing burden on the NHS which is preventable if diagnosed early and combined with smoking cessation. Diagnosis requires spirometry. A recent survey demonstrated major problems with ...

Investigators of a 3-year observational study identified independent risk factors for exacerbations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and successfully developed a novel risk ...

A protocol developed for general practice helped to identify people with disease overlap to give appropriate diagnosis and management. This led to improvements in symptoms scores and had a positive ...

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a common and preventable chronic disease, is on the increase, and so are the financial and social burdens associated with it. The ...

Researchers have developed a new scoring system to help nurses assess and optimise their patients’ inhaler technique.

New NICE guidance on the diagnosis and management of COPD will encourage a ‘major shift in thinking' amongst GPs, according to a GP who helped write the guidance. The recommendations in the final ...

Researchers found that 57% of nursing home residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had depression, 37.2% had anxiety, and 27.5% had both. A high prevalence of depression and ...